Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes (centre) and Interim head coach Ralf Rangnick (right) console striker Anthony Elanga (left) after his penalty miss gave victory to Middlesbrough in the English FA Cup fourth round match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on February 4, 2022. Middlesbrough won the tie 87 on penalties after the game finished 11 at full and extra time
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said Friday that his successor Erik ten Hag will need to perform "openheart surgery" on the English giants if they are to return to their glory days.
United were thrashed 40 by Liverpool in midweek, a defeat which left them in sixth place in the table, 23 points behind leaders and neighbours Man City.
They also face an uphill struggle to reach the Champions League next season.
"One of the very few good things, is that it's crystal clear. You don't even need glasses to analyse and to see where the problems are," said 63yearold Rangnick.
"So, now it's only about how do we solve them? For me, it's clear it's not enough to do some little, minor amendments, some little issues here and there, some minor cosmetic things.
"No, in medicine you would see this is an operation at the open heart, so there are more things to be changed than some little things here and some minor things there, and this is the good thing."
Ajax manager Ten Hag will face a huge task next season to revive United after a fifth consecutive trophyless campaign.
The 52yearold Dutchman becomes the fifth permanent manager at Old Trafford since Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013 sent the 20time English champions into decline.
Ten Hag led the Dutch club to the 2019 Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 22 years, close to their third league title at Ajax.
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said Friday that his successor Erik ten Hag will need to perform "openheart surgery" on the English giants if they are to return to their glory days.
United were thrashed 40 by Liverpool in midweek, a defeat which left them in sixth place in the table, 23 points behind leaders and neighbours Man City.
They also face an uphill struggle to reach the Champions League next season.
"One of the very few good things, is that it's crystal clear. You don't even need glasses to analyse and to see where the problems are," said 63yearold Rangnick.
"So, now it's only about how do we solve them? For me, it's clear it's not enough to do some little, minor amendments, some little issues here and there, some minor cosmetic things.
"No, in medicine you would see this is an operation at the open heart, so there are more things to be changed than some little things here and some minor things there, and this is the good thing."
Ajax manager Ten Hag will face a huge task next season to revive United after a fifth consecutive trophyless campaign.
The 52yearold Dutchman becomes the fifth permanent manager at Old Trafford since Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013 sent the 20time English champions into decline.
Ten Hag led the Dutch club to the 2019 Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 22 years, close to their third league title at Ajax.
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