Ralf Rangnick has revealed Thomas Tuchel was full of praise for Old Trafford and the atmosphere by Manchester United supporters during Chelsea’s recent visit to the club.
The Blues drew 1-1 with the Red devils last week, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s 17th Premier League goal of the campaign cancelling out Marcos Alonso’s opener.
The Chelsea manager emerged as a shock managerial target for United after Blues boss Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the government.
But it became apparent that Tuchel intended to stay at Stamford Bridge, with United appointing Ajax’s Erik ten Hag on a three-year contract.
When asked how much he has enjoyed being on the touchline at Old Trafford ahead of his final home game in charge of the club, Rangnick told MUTV: ‘In most of the games, I enjoyed it but obviously we had some games where we were just 1-0 up and gave away too many points.
‘In those moments, it’s not so enjoyable but overall the support by the fans is massive, it’s great. It’s one of the biggest things this club has.
‘The stadium… I spoke to Thomas Tuchel before the game and he said to me “what a stadium, what an atmosphere”, and this is really great for everybody. I enjoyed that very much.’
Rangnick added: ‘It [United’s final home game] is significant for everybody in the club, not only for the players who might not be here anymore.
‘It’s also important that we show a top mentality and attitude and performance at home in the last game. ‘As I said, very important both for the fans but also as a boost for the new season. For everyone it would be good to get three points in this game.’"
"Manchester United have won just one of their last five games and on Monday night face a Brentford side who have pulled clear of the relegation zone in their first season in the Premier League.
Rangnick, who replaced Solskjaer in the Old Trafford hot-seat in November, said: ‘You could even see [Brentford’s ability] in their first game [against United], I remember watching it on TV.
‘They won 2-0 against Arsenal, they won two or three weeks ago 4-1 at Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge. We had our problems in the first game, in the first half.