Ruud van Nistelrooy stance on Man Utd exit after turning down two jobs to stay

Ruud van Nistelrooy is reportedly heartbroken after being overlooked for a coaching position at Despite his hopes of joining s staff following a successful interim stint, the Dutch legend found no place in Amorim's plans, who brought his own team from Sporting Lisbon.

Van Nistelrooy, who had an unbeaten run as caretaker manager, However, Andre Ooijer, a former teammate and member of Van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven coaching staff, shared that Ruud is deeply disappointed.

Ooijer told "Ruud wanted to stay as assistant. He would have said something if he wasn't interested in working with Amorim. Ruud has had the chance to be manager or head coach at other clubs, but he deliberately did not take those jobs because he wanted to work at the club he loves most.

"Don't forget Ruud did really well at United, a draw against Chelsea and victories in the other three matches. You could tell the fans liked him so much. You only had to watch how they reacted to him after his last match. He did so well under difficult circumstances. He has stayed unbeaten as a manager. If Amorim does not get the right results in the first few games, the crowd could start calling again for Ruud."

Van Nistelrooy, after impressing at PSV where he led the club to Champions League qualification and bagged the KNVB Cup was close to taking over as Burnley manager. However, a better offer came along from Manchester United, prompting him to join Ten Hag's side, reports .

Insiders reveal that Van Nistelrooy now has his eyes on a Premier League managerial role post-Old Trafford. His Dutch colleague Wesley Sneijder is certain that Ruud's future includes a stint in charge at Old Trafford, saying: "If United are clever - and I am sure that this is what they are doing - they will get Ruud ready to take over in two or three years."

Rafael van der Vaart, who also shared the pitch with Van Nistelrooy, remarked: "When Ten Hag was sacked, Ruud was thinking 'I must take this chance and if I do well, something can work out for me.' The club have decided to go a different way, but that does not spoil it all for him."