For all of Manchester United's recent mistakes and past failings, appointing Ralf Rangnick as their new interim manager is not one of them.
The experienced German coach, who is 63, has agreed to become the club's new interim manager on a deal until the end of the season, replacing the recently sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
In short, Rangnick is the man tasked with bringing the feel-good factor back to Old Trafford after a dreadfully difficult period.
Although the primary reason behind United's choice of Rangnick is to improve results in the short-term and get the club moving in the right direction on the pitch again, his arrival — certainly in the long-term — is likely to have huge benefits for the club's overall infrastructure.
Rangnick, who is poised to take charge for the first time when Arsenal visit Old Trafford next Thursday evening, is one of the most experienced and deepest thinkers in the game, and will bring a wealth of know-how to the table in terms of how United should be operating.
Beyond his six-month stint as interim manager, Rangnick — who has taken charge of 700-plus games in his coaching career — is understood to have been offered an upstairs role at Old Trafford, in the form of a consultancy position.
The exact ins and outs of his job description and what the role will entail are yet to be revealed, but it is likely going to involve him having a say in the key decisions United make as a club moving forward. At least you would like to think so, anyway.
If one of those responsibilities includes Rangnick having a major voice in recruitment discussions United will have made another excellent decision.
Because not only has Rangnick developed a firm understanding for how a football club should run, but he also played a direct role in unearthing some of the most familiar names now playing their trade in European football: the likes of Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea striker Timo Werner and Bayern Munich ace Dayot Upamecano.
That is because the German, who has managed the likes of Hoffenheim and Schalke, among others, in the past, spent several years connected with the Red Bull franchise, overseeing the rises of both RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg. He was installed as director of football for both clubs in 2012 and soon started to play a key role in the overall operation of the pair. That hands-on experienced and strategic footballing knowledge will serve United very well indeed.
As well as being director of football for both clubs, Rangnick was also promoted to head of sport and development — his current title at Lokomotiv Moscow — of Austrian company Red Bull gmbH, overseeing its global football initiatives, including the operational side of things at MLS side New York Red Bulls.
Having gained so much experience in positions away from the dugout, that can only serve United and their next permanent manager — potentially Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino — very well indeed.
Say, for instance, Pochettino (who is understood to be United's top target) lands the role next summer, he will, understandably, want a say in recruitment, United's overall philosophy and the direction they want to head in.
After all, what manager wouldn't, especially when dealing with the pressures that come with managing a football club the size of United? However, although Pochettino, or whoever else, may succeed Solskjaer on a permanent basis, having Rangnick around could help them in no shortage of ways, the main one being the development of the squad.
The exact ins and outs of Rangnick's duties in his consultancy role will become clearer with time, but United's decision to bring him to Old Trafford could be the best one that they have made in years, in more ways than one.
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