Ruud van Nistelrooy said he is ready to stay Manchester United “In any capacity” whenever a new manager is appointed 5-2 maintenance Carabao Cup win against leicester city Playing his first game as interim head coach at Old Trafford Manager Eric Ten Hag sacked on Monday,
Talks continue with United Sporting CP For Release of head coach Ruben Amorim after agreeing to pay €10 million ($10.8 million) for the 39-year-old to replace Ten Hag.
However, sources have told ESPN that although United are “getting there” in their efforts to seal a deal for Amorim, his arrival at Old Trafford could be delayed by the next international break due to the terms of his contract with the Portuguese champions. There may be a delay in the start. 11 November.
With Amorim arriving at United so late, Van Nistelrooy is likely to remain in interim charge Premier League game against chelsea (3 November) and Leicester City (10 November) as well as a Europa League tie against PAOK Thessaloniki at Old Trafford on 7 November.
After being appointed as assistant manager of Ten Hag by United in the summer, Van Nistelrooy’s time at the club where he spent five years as a player may still be short, but he said after the Leicester game that He will stay at the club as long as he stays. Desired.
“Of course,” Van Nistelrooy told Sky Sports. “I came here as an assistant to help the club. Now in this role, I am helping as long as I am needed.
“In any capacity in the future, I’m here to help move the club forward in the future, that’s why I’m here.
“Going back to yesterday (Tuesday), obviously welcoming the players and being together on the first day after Eric (Ten Hag) left, it was a sad day to share. Mixed emotions.
“He was the one who asked me to work here again and from our first conversation I felt such passion and care for this football club. That’s why I was so sad to see him leave.
“Having said that, football and life go on, and we knew there would be 75,000 people waiting for us here today, millions of people watching at home behind their screens and radios and then you have to switch as a player. will be.
“We tried to switch that button on for the players, tried to push the mentality and go out tonight and give everything for the fans.”
United confirmed the match in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup Tottenham Hotspur With a win against Leicester, however, they remain 14th in the Premier League table. United must rapidly improve results and performances to save their season, and Van Nistelrooy said his only job now is to ensure the team continues the upward trend.
“It’s clear this is going to be short-term, so today was the most important day for me after everything that happened,” he said. “In such a short period of time we had to get things right and reach the quarter-finals.
“Credit to the players, they were fantastic today.
“At the moment the focus is on Chelsea on Sunday and I don’t really think about anything beyond that.”