Rangnick, German Soccer's 'Professor,' Hired By Man United

Leipzig's head coach Ralf Rangnick arrives for the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg in Leipzig, Germany, on April 27, 2019. German coach Ralf Rangnick has been hired as Manchester United manager until the end of the season. The 63-year-old Rangnick has left his role as head of sports and development at Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow to take charge of the English club, which has been led by former player Michael Carrick since the firing of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Nov. 21. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

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By Associated Press

November 29, 2021 at 3:37 PM UTC

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(AP) -- As the pioneer of a high-intensity pressing game adopted widely across Germany, Ralf Rangnick was an inspiration for coaches like Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel who have gone on to be successful at two of England’s biggest soccer teams.

At the age of 63, Rangnick is heading to the English game himself, ready to take on his countrymen as manager of the grandest club of them all.