Ruben Amorim's five demands leaves Ruud van Nistelrooy facing Man Utd uncertainty
Ruben Amorim's Manchester United backroom team is yet to be confirmed and Ruud van Nistelrooy's future at Old Trafford is uncertain, with the new boss wanting to bring in his own staff
by Matthew Cooper · The MirrorNew Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim wants to bring five staff members with him to Old Trafford, raising questions over the future of Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Van Nistelrooy was placed in interim charge after Erik ten Hag was sacked as manager on Monday and he will remain in the role until Amorim officially starts on November 11. As a result, the Dutchman will take charge of United's upcoming games against Chelsea, PAOK and Leicester.
However, it is unknown quite what the future holds for Van Nistelrooy, who returned to United as one of Ten Hag's assistants over the summer. According to the Daily Mail, Amorim wants five members of his backroom staff from Sporting Lisbon to join him in Manchester.
It is understood United will announce the makeup of Amorim's backroom staff in due course, but no confirmation is expected today and it has been claimed the 39-year-old wants four coaches and a sports scientist to follow him to Old Trafford from Sporting.
It has previously been reported that Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido and Jorge Vital, who also worked with Amorim at Braga, are among the staff he wants to join him at United. However, Van Nistelrooy has already stated he wants to remain at the club under the new manager.
"It's going to be a short job as an interim," he said ahead of United's clash with Chelsea on Sunday. "That was communicated very clear and I was happy with that. I felt that I was called upon to help the club forward in this situation.
"Obviously, it was difficult, Erik had to leave, I was very disappointed with mixed feelings but after that, you have to switch the mindset to win because 75,000 people are waiting and celebrating and millions are watching at home.
"That's what we tried to do and the same for Sunday at least, and then after that we'll see. It's a contract situation that I'm in and my desire to help the club forward so I can speak to you about my side of this story and after that, when the new situation is occurring, when the new manager is signing and conversations take place, we have to see how things develop.
"I want to help, I want to do everything I can in my abilities, as many others do in this club, to fight for this club. The club is in a difficult situation and it is not there where we all wanted to be but the challenge is there. That's why I'm here.
"Everyone's looking at Man United and the situation that it's in, but it's us as people on the floor here to do the utmost, supported by our fans. It's a process and it's something to work for and do everything for."
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