"He has a passion for the club" - Ex-Manchester United star wanted club to hire ex-Red Devils star instead of Ruben Amorim

Former Manchester United midfielder Jose Kleberson has claimed that the club should have appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy instead of Ruben Amorim. He believes that the Dutchman understands the club and its culture, which would have made him the better pick.

Kleberson said to Unibet that Nistelrooy has learned a lot from Sir Alex Ferguson and knows how to handle the dressing room. He admitted that Amorim is a good pick, but he would have liked to see the former striker as coach at Old Trafford. He said via Goal:

"I would like to see Ruud be the manager of United, 100 percent – he has a passion for the club. He has a lot of stuff from Ferguson, and I know that they have spoken a lot from being there together. The biggest thing is that Ruud knows the culture of the club, that Ferguson helped put in place.

"He knows the club, and can make change and the players will listen to him more because he was a great player and goal scorer in the history of the club. Ruud would know how to play the locker room, how the guys are feeling, and whilst I love Amorim as a young coach and the amazing things that he has done at Sporting, I really would have loved to have seen how Ruud would do as manager."

Ruben Amorim has been appointed as the manager at Manchester United following the sacking of Erik ten Hag. The Portuguese takes over on November 11, and his first match will be against Ipswich Town away on the 24th of this month.

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Ruben Amorim told to keep Ruud van Nistelrooy in his Manchester United backroom staff by Sheringham

Teddy Sheringham has urged Rubin Amorim to keep Ruud van Nistelrooy as his assistant at Manchester United. He believes that the Dutchman can help the Portuguese settle in at the club and told Flashscore:

"It wouldn’t be a mistake for Ruben Amorim to part ways with Ruud van Nistelrooy. Most managers come in with their staff behind them and with his stock so high he will be able to make his own demands.

"If he doesn't know Ruud and doesn't know his personality then he won’t have his back. I think when new managers come in it’s time for a fresh start and you don’t want any confusion as to what was at the club before."

Van Nistelrooy is unbeaten at Manchester United as an interim manager. He defeated Leicester City in the Carabao Cup and then drew with Chelsea in the Premier League.