The German was appointed as the interim replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following the Norwegian’s sacking just over two months ago after a dismal run of results that culminated in a 4-1 defeat at Watford.
Initially, the plan was for Rangnick to take charge of the first team until the end of the season before moving into a consultancy role, akin to the positions he held at Red Bull Leipzig and CSKA Moscow.
The 63-year-old has steadied the ship to such an extent, however, that United are now in pole position to secure fourth place in the Premier League following last Saturday’s last-gasp win over West Ham.
Overall, Rangnick has presided over a run of five wins in eight matches in all competitions and appears to have solved several of the issues that led to his predecessor’s downfall.
Defensively, United are a far more solid outfit than they were during the latter period of Solskjaer’s reign with four clean sheets in 10 games representing an impressive record.
Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag had emerged as the outstanding candidates to succeed Rangnick on a full-time basis but, according to the The Sun, the German has impressed to such an extent that he is now being considered for the top job.
Rangnick himself made it clear upon his arrival at United that he would be open to staying on in a managerial capacity should his interim spell in charge go well.
He said: ‘Maybe if they ask my opinion and everything goes well and we develop the team I might even make the same recommendation to the board that I did at Leipzig twice when I recommended it might be a good idea to keep working with me for one year.’
Rangnick has thus far been unable to make any additions to his squad this month having identified the likes of Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haidara as a primary target but has begun to trim his playing staff by allowing Anthony Martial to join Sevilla on loan.
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