Former Manchester United player, Paul Scholes, has
questioned the hiring of Ralf Rangnick as Manchester United interim manager
after the humiliating 4-1 derby defeat yesterday.
The brilliant Kevin De Bruyne and resilient Riyad Mahrez got
two goals apiece at the Etihad Stadium, as Manchester City restored their lead
at the Premier League summit to six points over Liverpool.
Manchester United were without Cristiano Ronaldo due to a hip
injury and started the game on a good
note with a 22nd-minute equaliser by Jadon Sancho, however it was one-way
traffic as Rangnick suffered only his second Premier League defeat in 14
matches.
Despite that record, Scholes cannot get past Rangnick's lack
of recent experience in coaching, having only actually been in charge of a team
for two of the previous 10 seasons, instead spending much of his time as a
sporting director.
It would be recalled that Rangnick was hired as Ole Gunnar
Solskjaer's replacement until the end of the season, at which point he will
move into a consultancy role.
The move was initially widely praised as it seemed to suggest United were looking to establish an on-field identity, however, Scholes is struggling to see the reasoning behind hiring him as the interim manager.
Scholes is certain that their change in fortunes at the back
is a red herring, and the data seems to back him up to a certain degree.
David de Gea's saves since Rangnick's arrival have accounted
for the prevention of six goals the average goalkeeper would not be expected to
prevent, second only to Jose Sa (6.1).
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