48-year-old Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed as assistant manager to ten Hag in July. He also has experience as a head coach at PSV.
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Ruud looks like a manager, and he acts like one too. He has one-on-one meetings with players and there is certainly an aura about him. Nobody will say it, but if he became manager at United, nobody would be surprised.
Van Nistelrooy, who scored 150 goals for the club in 219 matches from 2001 to 2006, is beloved by fans. After the Europa League match against Porto ended in a 3-3 draw in October, he was the last to leave the field, expressing gratitude to the fans who remained in the stands with a warm round of applause.
It is worth noting that after the first seven rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United are sitting in 14th place, having earned eight points.
Earlier reports indicated that Manchester United's management was in talks with Zinedine Zidane.
