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Jake Polden

How Ralf Rangnick's Man Utd could look after January with Chelsea duo and Frenkie de Jong

Manchester United's Ralf Rangnick will have a reported £100million to spend on new recruits in the January transfer window.

And the German has already been linked with a number of big-name players - with some stars also set to leave Old Trafford to make room.

Rangnick has already made some subtle changes to his Red Devils squad, bringing Diogo Dalot in from the cold and utilising him as an attacking full-back over the more defence-minded Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

But this United team is still very much Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's and it won't be until after January, should Rangnick indeed splash the cash, that we'll see a side in the German's image.

Here is how Man United could line up should Rangnick land all of his transfer targets.

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Manchester United's Ralf Rangnick will have a reported £100million to spend in January (Manchester United via Getty Imag)

Much of United's back five is set to look the same following January with David de Gea still between the sticks for the Red Devils and Harry Maguire captain.

The injured Luke Shaw is likely to return to left-back, while Dalot should keep his position on the right with consistent performances.

United are yet to see what Raphael Varane can do as the Frenchman has been suffering from injuries following his high-profile transfer from Real Madrid in the summer window.

And Rangnick may wish to splash the cash on one of his targets, Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea.

The German centre-back is out of contract in the summer and expected to receive a number of offers from around the world, but Rangnick may look to part with some cash in January to ensure United don't miss out on him.

Moving into midfield and this is the area where Rangnick will likely make the most changes.

Rangnick needs real quality at the base of his 4-2-2-2 system and two players he's been linked with in recent weeks are Amadou Haidara and Frenkie de Jong.

The former he knows well from his time at Red Bull and would command a £33million transfer fee from RB Leipzig.

The latter would cost considerably more but has the potential to transfer United into a strong top-four team overnight.

Rangnick is unlikely to make many more changes to his team with Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho ahead of his midfield base and Cristiano Ronaldo up top.

However, another German superstar Rangnick is reportedly interested in is Timo Werner from Chelsea.

Werner is again a player Rangnick knows from his time with Red Bull and a man who hasn't set the world alight at Stamford Bridge. It may therefore be a good move for both parties.

Man Utd possible line-up: De Gea, Dalot, Maguire, Rudiger, Shaw, Haidara, Fred, Sancho, Fernandes, Werner, Ronaldo

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