WORK VISA DELAYS RALF RANGNICK RESUMPTION AT MANCHESTER UNITED

Reports say, German professional football manager, Ralf Rangnick could be forced to wait until mid-December to officially start his role as Manchester United‘s interim manager due to a delay in securing a work visa.

The former Schalke, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig coach, who has resigned from his position as sporting director at Lokomotiv Moscow to move to United, arrived in England on Tuesday and must now isolate until receiving a negative result following COVID-19 PCR test.

However, United have confirmed that Rangnick will have no involvement before or during the club’s Premier League clash with Arsenal on Thursday, with caretaker manager Michael Carrick to select team and tactics for the game.

United announced last Friday that Rangnick will manage the team until the end of this season before assuming the role of senior football advisor at Old Trafford on a two-year contract following the recruitment of a permanent successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was dismissed as manager on November 21.