Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to depart Manchester United following Ruben Amorim’s arrival as head coach.
The former United striker returned to Old Trafford in the summer to work under Erik ten Hag and was installed as interim head coach following his compatriot’s sacking on October 28.
Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League win against Leicester City capped an unbeaten four-match stint in charge. Van Nistelrooy had previously overseen wins over the same opponent in the Carabao Cup and PAOK in the Europa League either side of a Premier League draw with Chelsea.
Amorim was named as Ten Hag’s permanent successor on November 1 and his first match will be the Premier League trip to Ipswich Town on November 24.
The Portuguese coach said on Sunday he planned to hold talks with Van Nistelrooy regarding his United future on Monday.
Asked by The Athletic about Van Nistelrooy’s role, the new United head coach said: “About a legend of the club. He did a great job. I have to talk with him tomorrow (Monday). Then I will explain everything. I am very clear and I will tell you like it is. Let’s wait until tomorrow.”
The makeup of Amorim’s coaching staff is yet to be confirmed but Van Nistelrooy will not be part of it.
Van Nistelrooy previously spent a year in charge of PSV Eindhoven but departed one game before the end of the 2022-23 season.
Before joining United in the summer, he held talks with Burnley over replacing Vincent Kompany as head coach.
The former Netherlands international scored 150 goals in 219 games for United between 2001 and 2006.
Sunday’s victory over Leicester means United head into the final international break of the year 13th in the table, four points off the Champions League qualification places.
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