Van Nistelrooy on if he thought he would ever manage Manchester United

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Manchester United interim boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy on if he ever thought he would manage the club ahead of their Premier League clash with Chelsea Carrington, Manchester, UK

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00:00Did you ever think given the way that you unfortunately left the club that you'd be back one day

00:06Standing in that technical area where Sir Alex used to be. Yeah, I know. Well, no at the time

00:11I wasn't thinking that to manage. I left in 2006. Oh my god, so long a time ago

00:18to to Real Madrid and to perform and to play and

00:22to get the most out of yourself as a player and obviously after that you started thinking about coaching and

00:28But I have to say it was special to come back to this club and to the city

00:32That I that I liked and I loved so so much and still do and I enjoy it

00:38I joined being in around Manchester and and and enjoy

00:43Working with with the players and staff here. There's not many that were there when I played but still a couple and

00:51I see a familiar face

00:53Couple here more X's. Oh more or less the same

00:57Quantity of people that are still there a couple there from that time

01:04You have a huge affinity with this club

01:06It's going 150 goals winning titles trophies here

01:10How different was it for you last night being in charge being on the touchline there compared to playing?

01:15What was the difference in the feeling and the emotion and the whole mindset? I?

01:20Don't it's the other it's the other

01:23Side of being a football player or being a manager and assistant. It's obviously complete opposite sides my team talk

01:31I'm standing in front of the team

01:33telling them about what Manchester United is about and what it is to play at Old Trafford and and

01:38What songs are being sung by the fans and why?

01:43So you try to to transmit that feeling that that lovely feeling for playing for this club

01:49and I think

01:52It's it's it's a proud moment to do that and to share that with players and and and what they were transmitting on the pitch

01:59And and also the way it interacted with with the supporters also towards me

02:04it's an unbelievable support and it only strengthens me to to do to do the utmost to

02:11Yeah, especially short term for Sunday Chelsea

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