Ex-Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick undergoes emergency surgery after botched operation

Former Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnickhas been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after a routine operation went wrong. The Austria manager went under the knife to fix wear and tear on his ankle with the procedure at a Salzburg clinic having appeared to go smoothly.

The German national was discharged soon after his first surgery but complications arose. The wound left in the aftermath became inflamed and infected ensuring that Rangnick was readmitted to hospital.

Medics were able to successfully get the infection under control and Rangnick, 67, is said to still be in hospital but doing well. The coach is expected to return to his home on Friday.

Austrian Football Association spokesman Thomas Trukesitz insisted: "Ralf Rangnick is doing well. Nobody needs to have any concerns about his health."

There is confidence from the Austrian FA that Rangnick will be available in time for the nation's next set of World Cup qualifiers however. September sees Austria face Cyprus and Bosnia-Herzegovina as they look to continue their 100 per cent record.

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Former Stuttgart, Schalke and RB Leipzig coach Rangnick spent six months in charge of United after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November 2021. After being appointed, Rangnick was expected to finish his spell at the end of the season before transitioning into a consultancy role - ultimately he departed the club instead.

Rangnick famously said the club required open heart surgery to turn around its fortunes during his time in charge at Old Trafford.

"One of the very few good things is that it is crystal clear, it is not that difficult, you don't even need glasses to see what the problems are," he said.

"So now, it's only about how do we solve them, and for me it's clear, it's not enough to do some minor amendments, little issues, here and there, some minor cosmetic things. No, in medicine you would say this is an operation of the open heart.

"If this happens and everyone has realised that this has to happen and if people want to work together then it makes sense and I believe it doesn’t take two or three years to change those things. This can happen within one year."

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