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more things to be changed than little things here and there, but this is the good thing,” said Rangnick.

“It’s crystal clear – you don’t even need glasses to see and analyse where the problems are.

“Now it’s only about how we solve them. Everyone has realised this has to happen and I believe it doesn’t take two or three years. This can happen within one year.”

Rangnick also criticised defender Eric Bailly (above) for agreeing with an Instagram post calling for him to play against Arsenal instead of captain Harry Maguire.

He added: “If it’s true, that should not happen in a football club, no matter in which league.”

Maguire could be left out of today’s starting line-up after the bomb threat at his home. The mental toll it had on him has made Rangnick consider excluding him.