"You could tell the fans liked him so much. You only had to watch how they reacted to him after his last match."

Ruud van Nistelrooy wanted to stay at Manchester United under Ruben Amorim and rejected offers from other clubs in order to return this summer. The former United striker was initially brought in as part of Erik ten Hag’s coaching team in the summer but following the Dutchman’s sacking he was asked to step in as interim manager.

The Dutchman has written the foreword to Andy Mitten's new book about United in the noughties and highlighted his feelings for the club