What can Man United fans expect from fan favourite Ruud van Nistelrooy the coach? Having played under iconic boss Sir Alex Ferguson, he'll look to use that wisdom on the current crop of Red Devils sta

Manchester United's backroom team has had a Dutch overhaul this summer, but it wasn't the one most fans expected. Ruud van Nistelrooy returns to his Manchester hotel after visiting Man United's training ground Van Nistelrooy was assistant to both Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman for the Netherlands and has helped young Dutch talents Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons reach the top level of the game Van Nistelrooy returns as an assistant to the club where he was at his most prolific as a goalscorer, tallying a staggering 150 goals in just 219 games for Sir Alex Ferguson's Red Devils The 48-year-old's playing career took him from Den Bosch, Heerenveen and PSV in the Netherlands to Manchester United, Real Madrid, Hamburg and Malaga. Van Nistelrooy was ruthlessly effective for Sir Alex Ferguson, who he praised for his influence on him and helping him to better man-manage, but the pair fell out infamously in 2006 New assistant coach Van Nistelrooy beat both Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta as PSV head coach Van Nistelrooy has been brought in by Man Utd to help out his fellow Dutchman Erik ten Hag But for all his coaching talents, it was during his five playing seasons at United that the Dutchman truly made a name for himself, scoring a staggering 150 goals in only 219 games between 2001-06. Van Nistelrooy got on the wrong side of Ferguson in 2006 after swearing at him after he went unused as a substitute in the League Cup final, the Dutchman has matured greatly since then Van Nistelrooy has a strong track-record as a head coach against Man Utd's main rivals, beating new Liverpool head coach Arne Slot 4-3 and Mikel Arteta's Arsenal 2-0 in 2022 Top Man Utd target Jarrad Branthwaite made 27 appearances at PSV for Van Nistelrooy While he may regret how his relationship with one of United's greatest-ever managers capitulated, Van Nistelrooy learnt a lot from Ferguson and greatly admires him as a man-manager. But if United continue to falter under Erik Ten Hag, the returning fan favourite Van Nistelrooy, with established success as a head coach, may just become a contender to take the reins at Old Trafford.