Obsessive Ralf Rangnick will bring an intense fire to Manchester United as he strives to return the club to former glory.
Counterpart and former Bayern Munich technical director Michael Reschke has long pitted his wits against Rangnick and is under no illusion that United's new interim coach is one of the greatest football brains in Europe: an intense, meticulous planner with an incredible work ethic.
'Ralf will expect his staff to work 18 hours a day at Manchester United... or maybe 17 because even he recognises they have a right to sleep,' says Reschke only half-joking.
Ralf Rangnick has been tipped to bring glory back to Manchester United when he takes charge
Former Bayern Munich technical director Michael Reschke (R) has lavished praise on Rangnick
'He obsesses about work, about football. Even on Christmas Eve, knowing how important it is for you to be wrapping presents or gifting to your children, he would think nothing of calling you at 9pm because he had an important idea. He is a deep, deep thinker.
'He will be on fire at the prospect of taking on this challenge. He is one hundred per cent ready for it. Manchester United have fascinated him completely for years. They may have only called him on Sunday but I guarantee he had already watched their last 20 games.
'When he walked into his interview on Tuesday, he would have known every player and detail about them.
Simply, Ralf is the man who changed German football the most in the past 20 years but he has always wanted the challenge of the Premier League. To compete in the number one league in the world will complete his career.'
According to Reschke, Rangnick obsesses about football and expects his staff to work hard
United didn't know 'what to do with the ball' in their defeat at Watford, David de Gea claimed
When David de Gea spoke after United's humiliating 4-1 defeat to Watford, the game that sealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's fate, the Spanish goalkeeper spoke of his teammates 'not knowing what to do with the ball' or 'how to defend properly'.
'Ralf will have a clear plan for every player,' says Reschke. 'There will be a clear plan of how to act in defence, how to create in attack, what to do if you have a red card and what the other team are going to do. The quality of his analysis is outstanding.'
Rangnick has already asked for different camera footage from United's training sessions as he prepares to take charge from next week and has spoken to Darren Fletcher about his thoughts on
