Ruud van Nistelrooy makes Man Utd supervisor admission forward of Ruben Amorim’s arrival

Ruud van Nistelrooy has confessed he’s got his eyes on the top job at Manchester United one day.

The Dutch legend, who’s been warming the caretaker seat at Old Trafford since Erik ten Hag got the boot, has had a decent run with victories over Leicester City and PAOK, plus a draw against Chelsea.

With his last game as interim boss coming up against Leicester at Old Trafford, it’s all eyes on whether new boss Ruben Amorim will keep him on as a coach. Van Nistelrooy, who ditched the PSV Eindhoven manager gig in 2023, has made it clear that United’s the only place he’d play second fiddle.

He’s tied to the Red Devils until 2026 and is set for a talk with Amorim soon. When quizzed about wanting the full-time gig, Van Nistelrooy didn’t hold back: “Of course. I thought this through well when I made the decision to come to United as assistant coach, I thought that through.

“I knew that coming to Manchester United was for me a special occasion where I felt I wanted to be part of this journey with the club also in an assistant role,” reports the Manchester Evening News.

“I had clear ambitions to manage, I made the decision to sign a two-year deal as an assistant and I’m still in that frame of mind to stay in that capacity. I’ve enjoyed it, it gave a lot of energy, the reaction of the players was outstanding.

“I think also as an assistant you are quite close to players, the past three months I spent a lot of time with the players and got to know the players very well as human beings but also as football players, where they are in that development and how I can help. I think that relationship now is helping.

“We are together and we want to achieve something together so that bond is there and that’s why I feel very supported. That gives a lot of energy and support, lots of confidence and energy and so far so good.

“I think the appetite to build further within this club is stronger than the other bit (to manage United). So for this moment, I made a deliberate decision to step into this role for two seasons and take it from there.

“And these four games haven’t changed that sentiment and that’s why I said from the beginning what my intentions were also after my interim job.”

“I think thats the results in itself will make [the players be more confident]. Its easier to manage a team that has won two of the last three and had a decent point at home against a good side.

“The connection with the fans is there, there’s a good feeling that we can turn things around. That’s what is happening at the moment. Of course football being football, especially in top flight football, results are necessary and the Sunday game in that is a big one.

“It was very important after I took over to stabilise the ship with results. All of sudden we’re three games further in that. It passes so quickly and the last one, that’s the one also where it will mean a lot.”