Ralf Rangnick has previously detailed his meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson, with the German now on the verge of being named Manchester United interim manager.
He managed at Old Trafford in the 2010-11 season when he was in charge of Schalke in a Champions League semi-final against United, which Sir Alex's side won, comfortably.
Following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking, Michael Carrick has been in temporary charge as United searched for an interim manager until the end of the season before appointing a permanent head coach in the summer.
Mauricio Pochettino remains the preferred choice to be the next permanent manager at Old Trafford and the club hierarchy will be continuing the pursuit of the Paris Saint-Germain manager at the end of the
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