Van Nistelrooy on advice for Amorim, what he's learnt in charge and his managerial future

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Manchester United interim boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy on his advice for incoming manager Ruben Amorim and what he has learnt in his short time in charge and if he could be the future manager of United Carrington, Manchester, UK

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00:00It seems like you've enjoyed the role,

00:02would you one day like to think of yourself as a permanent manager of Manchester United?

00:07Yeah, of course I thought this through well when I made the decision to come to Manchester United

00:10as an assistant manager or assistant coach.

00:14I thought that through, and I knew that coming to Manchester United

00:19was for me a special occasion where I felt I wanted to be part of this journey with the club,

00:26and also in an assistant role. I had clear ambitions to manage,

00:32I made the decision to sign a two-year deal as an assistant,

00:36and I'm still in that frame of mind, to be fair, to stay in that capacity.

00:44This whole experience of being the boss, how do you rate it?

00:50Was it stressful? Have you enjoyed it?

00:54No, I've enjoyed it, it gave a lot of energy.

00:59I think the reaction of the players was outstanding.

01:03I think also as an assistant you are quite close to players,

01:07so the past three months I spent a lot of time with the players

01:11and got to know the players very well, as human beings but also as football players,

01:17where they are in their development and how I can help.

01:20I think that relationship that is helping now,

01:24that we are together and we want to achieve something together,

01:29so that bond is there and that's what I feel very supported.

01:34So that gives a lot of energy and the support of the fans obviously was amazing,

01:38and that gives also lots of confidence and energy, so, yeah, so far so good.

01:45As you pass on the reins, what's the best bit of advice that you'd give to Ruben Amiri?

01:50That's a good question, actually.

01:54It's good to wrap it up after Sunday and, of course,

01:58I've been in for the three months in the season and this short spell,

02:05and from there on I think it would be very good to wrap it all up

02:10and have that conversation, yeah.

02:14It's a good question, I'm going to start thinking about it.

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