The Manchester United interim manager said of pundits such as Roy Keane: ‘They want the club to do well and have their opinions,’ while he backed Joshua Zirkzee to prosper after a difficult start
Ruud van Nistelrooy played with the likes of Gary Neville and Roy Keane and is ready for their thoughts on United under him.Ruud van Nistelrooy played with the likes of Gary Neville and Roy Keane and is ready for their thoughts on United under him.The voices of former players such as Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Rio Ferdinand, members of the all-conquering Sir Alex Ferguson side that also featured Van Nistelrooy, have become prominent in the discussion around United in recent years.
“We all do our jobs don’t we and basically they care for the club,” Van Nistelrooy said when asked whether his former colleagues’ criticism would be an issue. “They want the club to do well, and they are disappointed when it doesn’t go well, and they have opinions on that. “I don’t take it personally. When I see them and have a cup of coffee with them I have no problems. I appreciate them as former colleagues and some of them I’m still in touch with. That’s the path some of them choose and others stay more on the football side, so for me it is absolutely fine.”in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday in his first game after Erik ten Hag’s sacking. A sterner test of his credentials awaits on Sunday as in-form Chelsea visit Old Trafford.
Van Nistelrooy also believes Joshua Zirkzee will rise above the critics and become a key man for United. Zirkzee, signed for €42.5m from Bologna in the summer, scored on his debut but has failed to find the net in 13 subsequent appearances and has taken flak from fans.“He’s a young player with a lot of potential,” Van Nistelrooy said of his countryman. “He’s a typical No 9 in the sense that hold-up play is very good, he’s good in the combination play.
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