Man Utd icon backs Ruben Amorim snubbing legend ‘he does not have to get to know’

Teddy Sheringham is not shocked that Ruud Van Nistelrooy has been axed by new Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim.

Van Nistelrooy had taken caretaker charge of United following the sacking of Erik ten Hag last month. In his four games in charge, the Dutchman engineered three wins from four in an unbeaten cameo of results.

Van Nistelrooy had been keen to stay at United in a coaching capacity and be part of Amorim’s new set-up. But Amorim was not interested in including Van Nistelrooy in his coaching team. And former United legend Sheringham is not shocked.

Sheringham told Best Offshore Sportsbooks : “I am very unsurprised that Amorim has decided to let Ruud go. Amorim will want all his staff and, as a previous manager, I know I didn’t manage for very long, but from experience, he will want his own people around him.

“He doesn’t need to be getting to know Ruud. He hasn’t worked with Ruud for the last few years. He doesn’t know him. ‘He’s got his own striking coach. He’s got his own defensive coach, his own goalkeeping coach.

“He’s got his character-building coach. He’s got his psychologists, they all speak Portuguese, they’re all in it together. From experience, if I was going in there, I would have my own people because it’s people that you can trust, and you know how they work.

“Even though Ruud did a fantastic job, he’s got to understand that Amorim wants his own people in there.”