Ruben Amorim opted not to meet Ruud van Nistelrooy in person before opting to exclude him from his first team staff at Manchester United.
Amorim is preparing to start work at Old Trafford after flying into Manchester to kick off his reign – starting with a trip to Ipswich Town on November 24 – but he has had to make some tough calls on who will make up his inner circle.
The Athletic have reported that if Amorim did hold any talks with Van Nistelrooy before taking charge, he did not do so face-to-face. The report adds that United left the decision on Van Nistelrooy’s future up to Amorim instead of being “swept up by sentimentality”, with the 39-year-old eager to put his stamp on the club with his own staff.
It always looked “unlikely” that Van Nistelrooy would continue on under Amorim after being seen shaking hands with senior United officials following the club’s 3-0 win over Leicester City.
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