Klopp, Tuchel, Rangnick and the Premier League’s Germanification | Andy Brassell

The Bundesliga has left its mark on a clutch of coaches at England’s most successful clubs – including Pep Guardiola

As Michael Carrick gallantly stepped aside on Wednesday night, the exit of the old and the arrival of the new was officially signed off. When Ralf Rangnick takes charge of Manchester United for the first time against Crystal Palace early on Sunday afternoon, it will be the latest wave of German coaching influence at the top of the Premier League.

Jürgen Klopp’s gutsy propulsion of Liverpool back to prominence has already left an indelible mark on 21st-century English football and Thomas Tuchel, Klopp’s successor at Mainz and then Borussia Dortmund, has been the surprise hit of 2021 in a league that has become an arms race of high-end coaches. Throw in Pep Guardiola, who coached Bayern for three years from 2013, then all of the Premier League’s big four have coaches with relatively recent experience of the sharp end of the Bundesliga.

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