Manchester United have officially named Ralf Rangnick as their interim manager - and he has previously spoken highly of Liverpool.
The Red Devils have replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who left the club a little over a week ago, with the former RB Leipzig boss subject to work visa requirements.
United have appointed Rangnick on a six-month interim basis until the end of the season, which will then be followed by a two-year consultancy role.
Rangnick was previously head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow, a position he only started earlier this year.
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Rangnick is someone who has spoken very highly of Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp in the past, and and gave a recent interview where he highlighted the coaching impact on the Reds’ forward line.
“Salah, Firmino and Mane. Three different players from different countries,” Rangnick told Coaches' Voice.
“When they joined Liverpool, none of them were natural-born ball winners. They were not pressing machines.
“So the way they play at Liverpool has been the job of the coach and the staff.
“The way Salah, Firmino and Mane played in the last three or four years, on that high level, that intense kind of football, was the job of the coach.”
Rangnick previously had roles at RB Leipzig as both manager and as director of football, and also had a role as Red Bull's GmbH consultancy department.
The 63-year-old kept a close watch on Red Bull Salzburg, in particular Takumi Minamino before he joined Liverpool in January 2020.
Speaking back in December 2019, Rangnick outlined why Liverpool’s style of play was similar to that of both Red Bull clubs, Leipzig and Salzburg.
"The style is very similar to Jurgen's," Rangnick told Sky Sports. "It's proactive, it's high pressing, counter-pressing. Once we have won the ball we don't want to waste any time by square passes or back passes.
"We are trying to play forward as quickly as possible, trying to create chances, trying to score as many goals as possible."
"It's definitely no coincidence that [Klopp] has four former players of mine (Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane and Joel Matip) because it shows that he is, in fact, looking for the same kind of players, with the same assets, with the same mentality as we do.
"And, I think, out of the top clubs in Europe, he's probably the coach with the highest number of former players from us."
*A version of this article was originally published on 25th November.
