Gary Neville has reacted to Ralf Rangnick not ruling himself out of managing Manchester United on a permanent basis when his six-month interim spell comes to an end.
Rangnick was officially introduced as United interim boss today, ahead of his first game in charge, against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Although the German is only contracted until the end of the season, before taking on a two-year consultancy role at United, the 63-year-old left the door open to staying on as manager.
“The people with whom I have spoken so far have been very clear that we’re talking about a six, six and a half month role as a manager currently,” said Rangnick.
“We have never spoken about what will happen in the summer. Right now I’m fully aware they might be looking for a new manager.
“If they will then speak with me about that, we will see.
“Maybe if they ask my opinion and everything goes well and we develop the team, I might even make the same recommendation to the board that I did at Leipzig twice when I recommended it might be a good idea to keep working with me for one year.
“But this is all hypothetical. We cannot speak about that. For me now it’s about winning the next games and this is the major focus.”
Upon seeing the quotes from the United boss, Neville simply tweeted: "Oh".
If United were go down that path it would be a carbon copy of Solskjaer's journey at the club, instead of appointing a full-time manager with more first team experience.
Mauricio Pochettino is United's No.1 target to take the permanent job in the summer but any decision could be heavily influenced by Rangnick, especially if recommends himself for the job.
Asked what he had made of United in the eight years since they last won the Premier League title, Rangnick said: “Having had Sir Alex for 27 years, winning numerous titles, I don’t think there was any other club - maybe Guy Roux with Auxerre - like that.
“Having had the same manager for 27 years is unique and exceptional and for me it’s not that unusual that after such a long and successful spell the club needs to find the new pathway.
“There have been changes in management - five managers since Sir Alex left - and therefore it was also difficult for the club to gain continuity in regard to signing new players and sticking to the DNA of the club and I think this is vital in modern football that you do that.
“For me it is not that unusual that there were so many changes and I think the board members and myself have the same opinion that for the future it’s important we develop in the future and there will not be that many changes in management.”
