Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who was just appointed as the new Leicester City manager following the sack of Steve Cooper, spoke about the huge number of offers he received while he was at the interim helm of affairs at Manchester United.
Ruud was in charge of Manchester United for four games after Erik Ten Hag was sacked due to the abysmal display of the team. He took over and put the team on an unbeaten run before Ruben Amorim was appointed by the board.
He spoke at a press conference, “I have to say there were offers there and possibilities. It’s good to have them and look and be critical on where you’re going to work,” said the Dutchman.
“What happened after the games and the amount of interest, the options that all of a sudden were there for me, and the options that came along? I was a little bit astonished.
“I went into conversations with Leicester because I thought, having spoken to other people, it was a great opportunity to get to know each other.
“It was a good feeling, and in the end both parties felt it. That was a good reason to start working together.”
The former Dutch striker has some coaching experience to his belt. He was in charge of PSV under-19s before moving on to coach the main team in 2022/2023, winning the cup and charity shield and finishing second in the league.
“It was four games [at United], and I managed a full season at PSV, was able to win the cup and the charity shield. I have been in coaching, in the 19s and the national [team], and it never got this reaction from the football world,” he added.
Ruud watched from the stands as Leicester City lost woefully away to Brentford in a 1-4 score.
Following the defeat, he said, “The expectations are clear; they are not easy, but they are clear. It is something we face—that challenge to maintain and play in the Premier League, and that is the big target for everybody.”
Van Nistelrooy takes charge of Leicester against West Ham on Tuesday.
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