“I don’t think Ruben Amorim will succeed at Man United and here is why…”: Pep Guardiola says Ruben Amorim has made a fatal error in just few hours after his takeover, advised him to revert his decision with immediate effect

This would have come as a blow to Van Nistelrooy, who admitted previously that he would’ve happily worked as part of Amorim’s coaching staff. He also turned down managerial roles to become Ten Hag’s assistant in the summer.

United were unbeaten under Van Nistelrooy as caretaker manager, recording three wins and one draw. There is a feeling he stopped the rot and Amorim will be thankful for that.

The Portuguese coach arrived in Manchester on Monday along with the coaching staff he has brought from Sporting CP. He spoke to Van Nistelrooy face-to-face to inform him of his decision and will now start work to prepare for his first game in charge against Ipswich Town on November 24.

Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves question Ruben Amorim decision.

Ferdinand, who played alongside Van Nistelrooy at United, has been impressed with how the Dutchman handled himself in the role.

Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, the former centre-back said: “His audition couldn’t have gone any better and I think, knowing him, there was a steely determination underneath that said ‘I’m going to put myself in the best position, either to stay at the club in some capacity or someone else is going to say we need you as a manager’. He looked the part and he produced.

“The players needed that. We’re in a time where there was a lot of turbulence, the manager’s relationships with some players seemed fractured and irreversible and the fans seemed to have made their minds up that that was it. And the new manager comes in – and you always get that bounce – but this seemed a bit different from a bounce.

“The players had grown to really like him, they appreciated how he informed them of different bits and pieces – tactically, individually, as a team – and there was a genuine ‘we want to do well for this guy’.”

 

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