Speaking on the UTD podcast, Bastian Schweinsteiger explained: "I actually know him [Ralf Rangnick] quite well as a coach from Stuttgart and Schalke but especially when he was working as a coach for Red Bull Leipzig.
"He was doing some great things like how he works, how he sees the game, how he sees the club.
"He really can help Manchester United with creating a new era, with not only the game on the field but also for the whole club.
"That’s what is needed at the moment and that’s why I think he is the right person."
Schweinsteiger joined United in 2015 and played at Old Trafford for the next 18 months. The German further expressed his support for Rangnick as he added: "I think it should be in a club more often the case that you have those youth players get into the first team.
"What we had also in [Bayern] Munich, always the feeling that the players who were bought were more attractive. It should be the other way round, like it was at Barcelona.
"They had these players coming up from the youth, like [Sergio] Busquets, Xavi and all those players. They were appreciating and helping those players.
"The supporters have a better connection to those players who come out of the youth team. I think Ralf Rangnick has that eye for the youth players at United and that’s important."
Rangnick has earmarked Anthony Elanga for big plans but he's expected to step down this summer as the Red Devils look for a permanent manager.
There have been reports claiming that the club hierarchy are impressed with Ralf so far and have put the managerial search 'on hold'.
