Ralf Rangnick could be ready to leave Manchester United with a parting gift after Red Devils target Konrad Laimer produced a sensational display against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend.

The midfield maestro, 24, provided a man of the match performance by netting two goals for RB Leipzig as Rangnick’s former side recorded a 3-1 victory at the Westfalenstadion.

Laimer is already on United’s summer wishlist ahead of the Premier League strugglers’ planned summer overhaul in midfield – Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata are all out of contract.

German outlet BILD allege Man United are now keeping close tabs on the Austrian international who already has the seal of approval from Rangnick. Laimer was a signing by the German boss back in 2017 and the Berlin-based newspaper report Rangnick would be an “absolute advocator” of re-capturing him for his current side.

Another plus point for United is that Laimer may be available at a cut-price fee. His current deal at Leipzig expires in 2023 and the Bundesliga giants could flog him on the cheap this summer rather than lose him on a free at the end of next season.

And though Laimer will not play under Rangnick, the 63-year-old will move upstairs to take on a consultancy role at the end of the current campaign, the German manager will be instrumental in United’s next appointment. His successor is likely to be out of a similar gegenpressing mould, be it Erik ten Hag or Mauricio Pochettino.

But whoever is appointed, the former Leipzig boss has urged United to give them time to instil their identity on the team claiming it could take up to 18 months for United to challenge at the top of the Premier League once more.