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Rangnick has also paid tribute to Watford counterpart Roy Hodgson prior to the match at Old Trafford.

“Yes, I admire him for his energy and it’s still a difference if you are a manger in England with that many games to play without a winter break, so I admire him for that,” he said.

“I’m not so sure if in my 70s I still want to be in charge as a head coach, no matter in which country, but this is what I admire him for.

“He’s a fantastic person, whenever I saw him in the past, whenever we spoke, it was always great fun to speak with him and he’s just a nice character.”

On if things are going United’s way at present, he added: “It could be, yes.

“I never expected it to be safe three or four games before the end of the season but it’s all up to us.