Ralf Rangnick will not take up his consultancy role at Manchester United, to focus solely on Austria job

Ralf Rangnick will not take up his role as a consultant at Manchester United.

It was announced in April that Rangnick would be appointed Austria boss at the end of the season. It was initially announced that he would juggle his Manchester United consultancy role alongside his role as national manager.

However, at a press conference on Sunday with Austria, Rangnick confirmed that he would focus on his role with Austria moving forward.

“We would like to thank Ralf Rangnick for his efforts as interim manager over the past six months,” read a statement on Manchester United’s website.

“By mutual agreement, Ralf will now focus solely on his new role as manager of the Austria national team and will not therefore be taking up a consultancy role at Old Trafford.

“We would like to wish Ralf the best of luck in this next chapter of his career.”