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  Thomas Tuchel was adamant that Manchester  United did not look 'at all' like a Ralf Rangnick  team yet after holding his Chelsea side to a  1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Rangnick is waiting in the wings to takeover  as interim United manager and there was  speculation before and during the game -  not least from Gary Neville - that the German  had influenced current interim boss Michael  Carrick's team selection. The Red Devils made the shock move  to drop Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench and  played a defensive trio in midfield of Scott  McTominay, Nemanja Matic and Fred. Indeed, there have been suggestions that  technical director Darren Fletcher was  communicating in real-time with Rangnick  as images emerged of the Scot wearing  an earpiece throughout the game. But Tuchel claimed he did not see anything  new in United that suggested former mentor  Rangnick had already imprinted his phi...

 

  Manchester United are no longer as convinced  by PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino as previous  reports claimed, according to The Independent.  The Red Devils' true top target remains Ajax  manager Erik ten Hag. Manchester United finally pulled the plug  on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this week. They  have appointed former midfielder Michael  Carrick as their caretaker manager for the  time being and are on the hunt for a  replacement for the Norwegian. There have been suggestions that the  Red Devils intend to hire a permanent  manager at the end of the season. In the  meantime, they plan to bring in an interim  manager to see them through the season. Manchester United have been linked with  the likes of Ernesto Valverde, Lucien Favre,  Paulo Fonseca and Ralf Rangnick for the  interim manager role. Meanwhile, PSG  boss Pochettino has been placed as the  favourite to take the reins at Old Trafford ...