Ruud van Nistelrooy is almost as prominent a presence in the technical area as he used to be in the penalty area for Man United.
During the stoppage to check the goal-stopping bounce off Joshua Zirkzee, Danny Welbeck sidled over to the touchline and caught the eye of Ruud van Nistelrooy. The pair amiably embraced.
Goals have never come naturally for Welbeck but he has had a quietly creditable career: a clean sweep of domestic honours and appearances at a European Championship and a World Cup. He is into his fifth year with Brighton. Long before football's robotisation, Van Nistelrooy was a master of manipulating the offside law. He would linger in an offside position when he was deemed "passive" and move into an onside and active position to put away the chance.
"He's not a youngster any more," Alan Shearer said on Match of the Day. "He has to understand the position and look across the pitch when you can see the whole of it. You shouldn't be offside then."
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