Ruud van Nistelrooy took charge of his first Man Utd game on Wednesday night (Image: Sky Sports)
Manchester United interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has shed light on his first team talk since taking over from Erik ten Hag.
Van Nistelrooy was appointed to Ten Hag’s backroom staff ahead of this season and he has now been asked to go it alone, at least until the services of Sporting manager Ruben Amorim are secured.
Before Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup clash with Leicester City, Van Nistelrooy revealed that he tried to hammer the importance of playing at Old Trafford into the players during his pre-match team talk.
“It was about the opponent but especially about ourselves,” he said in an interview with Sky Sports. “[I told them] what it’s about to play at Old Trafford in front of these wonderful fans that always support us, and give them a great night of football with enthusiasm, with hopefully lots of possession and attacks.
“That’s what Manchester United is about. I tried to share that with the players and get them ready for the game.”
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