Simon Jordan claims Pep Guardiola ‘would have struggled’ at Man Utd in Ralf Rangnick’s role
Simon Jordan has suggested that Pep Guardiola “would have struggled” if he was in charge of Man Utd for six months.
Ralf Rangnick became United’s interim manager back in December.
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Rangnick has only won ten of his 26 games in charge of Man Utd across all competitions. They exited the Champions League and they are five points adrift of the top four.
It was announced on Friday that Rangnick will be Austria’s new manager. It is worth noting that he will continue working for Man Utd in a consultancy capacity.
Jordan believes that “the whole outlook is wrong” at Man Utd currently:
“I felt [Ralf] Rangnick would go into Manchester United and he would be a sea change, and have the courage of his convictions to be able to put his foot down,” Jordan told talkSPORT.
“I think it is much more difficult than that, the entire culture at Manchester United is wrong. The fabric of the playing squad is wrong, they have bought the wrong players, and they are going to have to change it.
“I think if you put Pep Guardiola in for six months, he would have struggled with the current crop of players.
“The attitude and outlook of disposition of that football club from the owners, to the fans, the whole outlook is wrong.
“The fans are not satisfied because of the Glazers and the performance of the team, but anybody could have done it for six months.
“But why would he want to be a consultant? He is a person who makes decisions and wants to implement them.
“The problem is that he wasn’t involved in the selection process of the manager – he obviously has not been as Erik ten Hag has not spoken to him.
“As a consultant, he basically parachutes in and looks at other people’s work, and let others implement his decisions.”
Jordan went onto suggest that Darren Fletcher and John Murtough should be “working a little bit lower down the food chain”:
“Darren Fletcher is not fit for purpose in his role, and neither is John Murtough – you need to get the best in class.
“I am sure they are very decent individuals, but perhaps they should be working a little bit lower down the food chain inside Manchester United, so the club can start to bridge the gap.
“Not just on the pitch, but off it, because off it will influence what happens on it.”
