Schweinsteiger: Why Ralf is the right man

Excitingly, Schweinsteiger is the latest guest on the UTD Podcast, with the World Cup winner joining hosts Sam Homewood and Helen Evans for an exclusive chat which you can listen to from Monday.

Basti, who made 35 appearances for the Reds between 2015 and 2017 after a trophy-laden decade with Bayern Munich, knows Rangnick well from his time in the Bundesliga.

He was particularly impressed with the role Ralf performed at Red Bull Leipzig and thinks the 63-year-old can also have a galvanising effect in Manchester.

“Yes, I actually know him quite well as a coach from Stuttgart and Schalke but especially when he was working as a coach for Red Bull Leipzig,” said Basti, who retired from football in…