At his first press conference, the new Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick rejected speculations that he would receive a bonus payment for the commitment of Dortmund striker Erling Haaland.

“That is of course nonsense.

There is no such clause in my contract.

There is little point in speculating about new players, ”he said.

The offensive department of the English soccer record champions was well staffed, said Rangnick on Friday at his presentation.

It therefore makes little sense to talk about new players.

Previously there had been rumors that Rangnick would collect an additional ten million euros at United if he steered Haaland from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester. "Let me take a look," said the new coach when asked whether there was such a clause in his contract, and jokingly leafed through his documents. "Ten million for Erling Haaland, ten million for Kylian Mbappé, ten million for Robert Lewandowski and ten million for Joshua Kimmich."

The 63-year-old was reluctant to have any short-term title chances with Manchester United. "We want to create the most successful season possible," he said. “At the moment we have to be realistic, the difference between us and the top three is big. But let's see. “After 14 matchdays, the Red Devils are currently twelve points behind leaders Chelsea and ten points behind third Liverpool.

Borussia Dortmund's striker Haaland is "a fantastic striker," said Rangnick.

He knew that because, as a long-time sports director of RB Leipzig, he was also "a little" involved in Haaland's transfer from Molde FK to Salzburg.

In the meantime, "the whole world has recognized how good he is," said Rangnick: "Two years ago there were very few people." At United there is currently no reason to talk about commitments.

"All the offensive weapons we have here, we have so many top players that we don't have to talk about any other players."

Carrick leaves Manchester United

The long-time professional Michael Carrick is meanwhile not as expected assistant to the new trainer Rangnick.

The 40-year-old surprisingly announced his departure on Thursday evening at the club for which he had been a player for twelve years.

Carrick was part of both the team of the recently sacked coach Ole Gunner Solksjaer and his predecessor José Mourinho.

"After careful consideration, I have decided that now is the right time for me to leave the club," said Carrick after the home win over Arsenal FC (3-2), in which he was the team for the third and final time as interim coach had looked after.

The former international had temporarily taken over the job after the club split from Solskjaer two weeks ago.

"I am a Manchester United fan, I always will be and I will go to as many games as possible," said Carrick in farewell. "I would like to wish Ralf, the team, the players and the fans all the best for the future and I look forward to supporting the boys from the stands as a fan."

Before Rangnick's eyes, Manchester had an important home win in the Premier League on Thursday. Rangnick watched the competitive and entertaining game from the stands at Old Trafford and made some notes. The Portuguese Bruno Fernandes (44th minute) and Cristiano Ronaldo (52nd / 70th penalty kick) scored in front of their own audience to a narrow victory for the Red Devils, who were once again supervised by assistant coach Michael Carrick. Arsenal first took the lead through Emile Smith Rowe (13th). Martin Ödegaard (54th) scored to compensate for the guests from London.

Smith Rowe's goal came about in a curious way. United pro Fred accidentally kicked teammate and goalkeeper David De Gea on the foot in a corner for Arsenal. De Gea went down in pain. After the ball was first cleared by Harry Maguire, Smith Rowe shot it past the lying De Gea into the empty goal. After viewing the video evidence, the referee gave the goal as there was no violation by Arsenal and the referee had not interrupted the game before the ball crossed the goal line.

Rangnick had received the necessary work permit for his engagement as interim coach on Thursday, as United announced.

However, she came too late for the game against Arsenal.

Rangnick, who will coach the team until the summer and then act as a consultant for ManUnited for two years, will now make his debut on the sideline on Sunday (3 p.m. on Sky) in the home game against Crystal Palace.