Ruud van Nistelrooy NOT fully satisfied with secondary role at Manchester United

Former Manchester United player Dwight Yorke has insisted that Ruud van Nistelrooy will not be happy with his new role at the Premier League.

Ruud van Nistelrooy joined Rene Hake as one of two new assistant coaches at Old Trafford ahead of the new campaign. Both coaches will be working alongside Erik ten Hag as United seek to win the Premier League.

However, having previously enjoyed success in Holland with PSV Eindhoven, Yorke believes van Nistelrooy might not be pleased with his new role.

“It’s obvious to everyone what Manchester United would do if they sacked Erik ten Hag and that’s to appoint Ruud van Nistelrooy,” Dwight Yorke told BoyleSports recently.

“It’s really not an ideal situation, if you are the manager. I know Ruud personally and he’s a great guy, he’s got his own ambitions, he’s obviously set that out in the past.

“I can only speak for myself, I don’t really like it when you’re going into a job knowing that if things don’t go well enough for your boss then you can step into that position. Something is not quite right about that, in my opinion, because although he’s very professional, I’m sure he’ll go in there and do all his due diligence for the manager and work under the manager’s regime – but I don’t like the bigger picture.

“I’ve got to be honest. I’d rather sit on the side and be clear in my intention of being a full-time manager. I just think the environment is not quite right, even though you’re pushing for the team to win and I’m sure that’s the case with Ruud, but if that doesn’t go well, then there is only one person who’s going to take the blame and be sacked.”