'Even Guardiola would have struggled' - Jordan verdict on Rangnick's Man United reign

That's according to talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan, who offered his verdict on Rangnick's Red Devils reign after the German was confirmed as the new Austria national team head coach.

Interim manager Rangnick's move to take over as the new Austria boss was confirmed on Friday.

The 63-year-old will replace Franco Foda, who stepped down from the role following his side's failure to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

However, Rangnick will continue to work with Manchester United in his planned two-year consultancy role, alongside his new coaching job.

Erik ten Hag will leave Ajax at the end of the season to take the reins at Old Trafford, replacing Rangnick in the Old Trafford dugout on a permanent basis.

talkSPORT's Jim White was left baffled at Rangnick only working six days a month in his new role at United, while also working on the international scene.

But his White and Jordan co-host clarified the situation.

"It is not unusual," former Crystal Palace owner, Jordan, added. "You need to look at the brief at what someone is being brought into do.

"A lot of non-executive director and consultants, you won't have a consultant working full-time will you? No consultants work full-time."

Discussing Rangnick's six month spell in charge at Old Trafford, Jordan admitted his disappointed that the experienced coach has not made an impact.

However, the outspoken pundit admitted that even one of football's top managers would have struggled to fix the 'wrong' culture at Manchester United in the same amount of time.

"I felt [Ralf] Rangnick would go into Manchester United and he would be a sea change, and have the courage of his convictions to be able to put his foot down," Jordan added.

"I think it is much more difficult than that, the entire culture at Manchester United is wrong. The fabric of the playing squad is wrong, they have bought the wrong players, and they are going to have to change it.

"I think if you put Pep Guardiola in for six months, he would have struggled with current crop of players.

"The attitude and outlook of disposition of that football club from the owners, to the fans, the whole outlook is wrong.

"The fans are not satisfied because of the Glazers and the performance of the team, but anybody could have done it for six months.

"But why would he want to be a consultant? He is a person who makes decisions and wants to implement them.

"The problem is that he wasn't involved in the selection process of the manager - he obviously has not been as Erik ten Hag has not spoken to him.

"As a consultant, he basically parachutes in and looks at other peoples work, and let others implement his decisions."

Jordan also believes the likes of technical director Darren Fletcher and director of football John Murtough should move into smaller roles within the club.

"The structure is wrong," he added.

"Darren Fletcher is not fit for purpose in his role, and neither is John Murtough - you need to get the best in class.

"I am sure they are very decent individuals, but perhaps they should be working a little bit lower down the food chain inside Manchester United, so the club can start to bridge the gap.

"Not just on the pitch, but off it, because off it will influence what happens on it."