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Five things we learned from Ralf's interview

The 63-year-old will start his United career on Sunday with the Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, but before his debut in the home dugout at the Theatre of Dreams he brings up a range of topics, from the excitement of working with the current squad and his love for English football and culture to how he once shared a bottle of wine with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Here are five interesting takeaways from our first interview with Ralf...

IMMACULATE ENGLISH

At the age of 21, Rangnick moved from Germany to England to study English at the University of Sussex in Brighton for a year and it is clear that our new interim boss has maintained the language skills he learned on the south coast.