Ralf Rangnick accepts 6-month deal as Man United’s interim manager

Ralf Rangnick, the former RB Leipzig, Schalke and Hoffenheim coach, has agreed a six-month contract with Manchester United until the end of the season and a further two years in a consultancy role.

Formal completion of a deal is still subject to Lokomotiv Moscow agreeing to release their current head of sports and development but United have moved quickly to appoint an interim manager. We take a closer look at the ‘Godfather of gegenpressing’ and what his arrival means for the players, particularly Cristiano Ronaldo.

In Europe, it was a humiliating night for Antonio Conte’s Tottenham, beaten by the lowest-ranked team in the Europa Conference League, but there was better news for Leicester and West Ham.

In the second of our exclusive extracts from Eddie Jones’s book on leadership, the England head coach reveals how his blunt chat with Marcus Smith helped the Harlequins star find his identity, while Simon Briggs takes a look at the mystery of Johanna Konta’s disappearing tennis career.

And overnight from Australia we had the news that Tim Paine is set to miss the Ashes due to taking a leave of absence over the sexting scandal, with fast bowler Pat Cummins and Steve Smith named the new Australia captain and vice captain respectively.