Manchester United made a mistake two seasons ago when the club appointed a caretaker manager rather than a permanent coach.
That is the view of former assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson - Mike Phelan - who spoke about Ralf Rangnick's time at United.
The current Austria manager struggled during a half season spell at United in the 2021-2022 season.
I thought it was difficult. Not difficult from the point of Ralf being the manager, but the circumstances of him being the manager. It wasn't easy with it because Manchester United - does it need a caretaker manager?" Phelan said in an interview with Sky Sports.
It needs a proper manager - and I'm not saying Ralf wasn't a proper manager, but he came in under this caretaker role having been one at a smaller club.
I always thought it would be difficult for him to establish momentum, to sort out the players in a short space of time."