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Work permit snag delays Rangnick debut

Dec 01, 2021

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Its confirmed that Ralf Rangnick will not be able to take charge of Man United, for Friday’s EPL tie with Arsenal.

The newly-appointed interim boss is still waiting for his work visa to be finalized.

In fact, some sources say Rangnick will not be able to start work until the middle of the month, due to delays with the paperwork.

Caretaker coach Michael Carrick will remain in charge of United in the meantime.

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Man City are concerned about a lack of players, as they enter one of the busiest times of the season.

Manager Pep Guardiola says injury and illness has left him with just 14 fit senior players to choose from.

It comes as City have nine Premier League games crammed into the next six weeks, starting with tomorrow’s trip to Aston Villa.

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Newcastle are still searching for their first win of the season…after they were held to a 1-1 EPL draw by Norwich this morning.

It leaves the Magpies rooted to the bottom of the table, while Norwich are up to 18^th.

Meanwhile, Leeds needed an injury-time penalty, to snatch a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

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KL City FC are the Malaysia Cup champions after a surprise 2-0 win over the more fancied JDT in last night’s final.

Its their first Malaysia Cup title in 32 years.