Highlights: Croatia 0-3 Austria - Watch Ralf Rangnick Make Dream Start In Nations League

Watch Ralf Rangnick make a dream start as Austria manager after his new team beat Croatia 3-0 in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League opener.
Highlights: Croatia 0-3 Austria - Watch Ralf Rangnick Make Dream Start In Nations League
Highlights: Croatia 0-3 Austria - Watch Ralf Rangnick Make Dream Start In Nations League /

Ralf Rangnick made a dream start as Austria manager on Friday as his team began their UEFA Nations League Group A1 campaign with a 3-0 away win over Croatia.

Rangnick had endured a tough time as interim Manchester United boss, winning just 11 of his 29 games in charge between December and May.

The plan had been for him to stay employed by United in a part-time consultancy role, but he recently terminated that contract so that he could focus fully on Austria.

Highlights: Croatia 0-3 Austria

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Rangnick set up his Austria side in a fluid 3-1-4-2 formation and it worked a treat.

Despite Croatia having the majority of possession, Austria looked like the much more dangerous team in Osijek.

The opening goal came just before half time when Marko Arnautovic went on a weaving run before powering home a shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Michael Gregoritsch swept in Austria's second after an assist by Maximilian Wober.

Marcel Sabitzer then completed the scoring with a long-range effort.

Ralf Rangnick pictured during his first game at Austria manager - a 3-0 win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League in June 2022
Ralf Rangnick pictured during his first game at Austria manager - a 3-0 win over Croatia :: IMAGO/GEPA pictures/Johannes Friedl

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.