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Ruud van Nistelrooy would be interested in taking the Man United manager’s job on a full-time basis,Mick Brown, who spent over a decade at United during their most successful period and remains very well-connected within the club, exclusively toldIn an official statement on 28 October, the club confirmed Erik ten Hag had been dismissed from his role, with Van Nistelrooy to take over as interim boss while they search for a replacement.
He also has previous experience in a top job, having led PSV Eindhoven to win the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield and the 2022-23 KNVB Cup before resigning from the position.Van Nistelrooy was one of the names in line to take over from Ten Hag upon his sack. The former scout, who was instrumental in bringing the Dutchman to Old Trafford in 2001 and worked closely with him, has now insisted that the former striker would be a good fit for the role.“He’s very focused, and he’s unwavering in his decisions.“It’s the type of mentality which would serve him well in management – he doesn’t take any nonsense.
“But, he’s agreed to take over as the interim boss and is only focused on doing the job that has been asked of him for now. “It looks like he’ll be in charge for the Leicester game at least, but the length of his time in charge will depend on how quickly they can find a replacement for Ten Hag.“I have no doubt he’d be interested in the role if it was offered, but I haven’t heard anything to suggest that would be the case.”
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