Van Nistelrooy also said he would have stayed on as an assistant coach at Man United had Amorim retained him
By Kehinde Okeowo
New Leicester City manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has admitted he was “hurt” and “disappointed” after he was told to leave Old Trafford.
He made this known while confirming that he had a conversation with Manchester United boss, Ruben Amorim, before he was shown the door by the club’s management.
Van Nistelrooy was installed as interim manager of the Red Devils after fellow Dutch tactician, Erik ten Hag was sacked.
However, after Amorim arrived, he decided not to include the 48-year-old former striker as part of his coaching staff.
Speaking about what transpired before he left United, Nistelrooy said he would have stayed on as an assistant coach at his former club if he was given the opportunity to do so.
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He said, “The moment I took over the interim job, what I said was I’m here to help United and to stay to help United, and I meant it.
“So I was disappointed, very much so, and it hurts that I had to leave,” Van Nistelrooy said.
“The only job I would have taken as an assistant manager was at United because of the bond I have with the people in the club, and the fans.
“In the end I got my head round it because I also understand the new manager. I’m a manager myself. You can think of a situation, me being there… I understand.
“I spoke to Ruben about it, fair enough to him. I was grateful for the conversation: man to man, person to person, manager to manager.
“That helped me a lot to move on and straightaway get into talks about new possibilities which of course lifted my spirits.*