5 things noticed in Man Utd training before Ralf Rangnick's first UCL clash

Ralf Rangnick will soon have taken charge of his second match as Manchester United interim manager.

The Red Devils welcome BSC Young Boys for their final Champions League group stage match on Wednesday, hoping to avenge a shock 2-1 defeat on matchday one in Switzerland.

But through a combination of former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and caretaker Michael Carrick 's work, United have already qualified for the knockout stages and will top the group regardless of the outcome at Old Trafford.

That means Rangnick can afford to take a look at his new squad, having made no changes to the starting XI for their 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Out-of-form Young Boys, meanwhile, need three points and the other Group F fixture to go their way in order to qualify for the Europa League via third place under Rangnick's coaching pal, David Wagner.

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The Red Devils have trained at their Carrington complex ahead of the Wednesday clash, and here are five things Mirror Football noticed.

Experience boost

Having each not featured since United drew 2-2 with Atalanta on November 2, Raphael Varane and Edinson Cavani are back in training.

The experienced pair have both spent the majority of the campaign on the sidelines but Varane's defensive prowess and Cavani's clinical finishing have still proven beneficial.

Notably, in the 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur, the two starred and showed they can be a boost for the Red Devils when fit.

But Wednesday's games come too early for the duo, with Rangnick revealing: "Expect them both in full training next week.

"Both of them are top players but it is also about sustainability. It would be great to have them as soon as possible, but obviously for the rest of the season."

Ahead of his return to action, Varane told his club's website: "Yes, I'm working very hard and, you know, footballers are like Formula 1 [cars] so sometimes we have to change something and to improve the motor.

"I think I have to change a little thing because it's a big difference, a big change.

"The kind of work is different work so I have to adapt. I know that and I'm working very hard to be at my best as quickly as possible.

"I know it's big work but I'm ready to do it, to try to improve. I'm very excited to come back to help the team."

Chance for the fringe men

With the top spot sealed as Atalanta and Villarreal fight for second, Rangnick is expected to rotate his XI.

Dean Henderson is firstly set to be given just his second start of the season in goal, while Eric Bailly looks set to slot into the backline with Luke Shaw "hopefully" available to return.

The United boss also spoke to manutd.com on Tuesday, revealing some more team news.

" Nemanja [Matic] will be the captain tomorrow," Rangnick confirmed.

"Juan Mata will get game time. Jesse Lingard. So we have quite a few players who will be playing tomorrow, and who definitely and desperately need game time."

Donny van de Beek is also in line to start, having made a nine-minute cameo against Palace.

Meanwhile, a host of academy prospects have been added to the club's Champions League B list squad, with Bjorn Hardley, Charlie Wellens, Zidane Iqbal, Charlie Savage (son of Robbie), Sam Mather, and Shola Shoretire all now available.

Wan-Bissaka's audition

Another man who acclaimed the German coach mentioned was Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has recently lost his place to Diogo Dalot.

The 24-year-old suffered a hand injury in the Red Devils' draw with Chelsea, ruling him out of the victory over Arsenal and seeing him only make the bench on Sunday.

Dalot has shone in his two starts and taken his opportunity to stake a claim, providing an attacking threat that Wan-Bissaka is often criticised for lacking.

And the Portuguese seems to be loving life under Rangnick after Solskjaer was reluctant to use him earlier in the term and loaned him out to AC Milan last year.

"I mean, there's no secret that it's difficult when you don't play as much as you wanted," Dalot said.

"But it's our job to get ready and I've been doing that for a couple of months now, especially this season, and be ready when my time comes to give everything on the pitch.

"Help the team, that's the most important thing, and I'm very happy to give this momentum as well and be out there with the team."

Young guns ready to shine

Not only are the more experienced members of the squad expected to be given some much-needed game time, but so are the youngsters.

Academy graduate Anthony Elanga came off the bench during Rangnick's first win, while the 63-year-old gaffer is also said to be impressed with fellow winger Amad.

The Ivorian, who began to feature towards the end of last season after signing from Atalanta in a deal which could be worth £40million, is a bright prospect and could be handed more minutes on Wednesday.

Rangnick confirmed that he is keen to take a look at "both" Amad and Elanga and went on to declare: "I want to give the younger players game time.

"The same with Mason Greenwood, who hasn't played that much in the last couple of weeks, so he will also definitely play."

One of the new manager's main priorities is to continue the heritage at Old Trafford of bringing through youngsters, although Rangnick admitted in his first press conference that he has not discussed that topic "in detail" with his superiors.

"I've spoken with John [Murtough] and with Ed [Woodward] but especially with John," he revealed.

"I also had a long telephone call with Joel Glazer, for more than half an hour. I also spoke, by the way, with Ole before the game against Chelsea for almost two hours."

Rangnick soon not to be solo

Having arrived in Manchester without any right-hand men, the new Red Devils boss has moved to bring in two assistants that he knows well.

Sascha Lense has been employed as a sports psychologist and worked with Rangnick at RB Leipzig, helping the East German outfit win promotion to the Bundesliga.

"He should help everybody: the team, the players, even the coaching staff," Rangnick explained. "To help the brain, to assist the body and not to work against it.

"I couldn't put it probably in any other words than that. It's helping, again, to train the brain, thinking the right things, always stay, in a way, on the bright side of life, if I may say so. That's his job."

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And following Carrick's departure, former Toronto boss and USA international Chris Armas has replaced him as a first-team coach.

"We've known each other for six, seven years," Rangnick added.

"He was the assistant coach of Jesse Marsch at the New York Red Bulls. He's then become head coach at the New York Red Bulls, and then at Toronto.

"So he's well acquainted with the proactive kind of football we want to play also in the future. And, therefore, I'm very happy to have him on board."