Hasenhuttl hits the nail on the head about Man Utd after next manager suggestion

Ralph Hasenhuttl has identified the problem with Manchester United after being tipped to become the Red Devils' next manager.

United legend Paul Scholes and Tottenham Hotspur icon Glenn Hoddle backed the Austrian to succeed Ralf Rangnick before he guided his Southampton to a deserved 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Hasenhuttl's team put in a superb performance and the Saints boss was well aware of the Red Devils' shortcomings going into the game.

Post-match, the 54-year-old said: "It is not a big secret that when they lose the ball that the reverse gears are not the best from everybody."

Hasenhuttl's analysis highlighted how the Red Devils' work rate is a key issue, a criticism that cannot be thrown at his grafting Southampton side.

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Notably, he honed his coaching craft before working successfully alongside Rangnick at RB Leipzig while United's interim manager was sporting director of the German club.

Given the pair's history, Hoddle reckons United would be wise to appoint the Saints manager as their next permanent boss come the end of the season, when Rangnick's role at the club looks set to change from coach to consultant.

The former England manager told BT Sport: "Would that not be a good fit? For me, if they've worked so closely together, if he's going to be the sporting director eventually - that works.

"Southampton will want to keep him, of course they would, because he's doing such a very good job with the players that he's got there.

"He's doing an excellent job. If he wanted it, it would make sense."

Agreeing with Hoddle, Scholes added: "It's not really something that's crossed my mind until the last 10, 15 minutes when Glen mentioned it. Watching that interview there is a closeness between them.

"As a sporting director, he was the right choice at the right time for Leipzig - did brilliantly - and I've always liked him. I've always thought the football he plays at Southampton with not the best squad... The type of football has worked for them. His teams have been good to watch, I think it comes across really well.

"This would be a different kind of pressure; I think people around this club, and fans especially, are thinking more of possibly Pochettino or an Antonio Conte and what people have been at the bigger clubs.

"The more I think about it, I don't think it would be a bad thing. The way he goes about his business, he looks good."