Ralf Rangnick reveals the Manchester United star he tried and failed to sign during his stint at RB Leipzig

Newly-appointed Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has revealed he tried to sign United star Jadon Sancho during his time at RB Leipzig when the forward was aged just 17, but failed with a move for the player.

“I’m very excited. They have so many top, talented, young players,” Rangnick said.

“Jadon Sancho I knew from the Bundesliga. As a matter of fact, I met him when he was 17 in London. We were at the time trying to convince him to come to Leipzig and he decided a couple of months later to go to Dortmund which was not a wrong step from his perspective.

“Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford… there are so many talented players in the squad.

“On top of that there are the experienced top players and to work with those kind of players and to help them to get better, I’m very much looking forward to that.”