Manchester United interim boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy on if he ever thought he would manage the club ahead of their Premier League clash with Chelsea
Carrington, Manchester, UK
Carrington, Manchester, UK
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00:00Did you ever think given the way that you unfortunately left the club that you'd be back one day
00:06Standing in that technical area where Sir Alex used to be. Yeah, I know. Well, no at the time
00:11I wasn't thinking that to manage. I left in 2006. Oh my god, so long a time ago
00:18to to Real Madrid and to perform and to play and
00:22to get the most out of yourself as a player and obviously after that you started thinking about coaching and
00:28But I have to say it was special to come back to this club and to the city
00:32That I that I liked and I loved so so much and still do and I enjoy it
00:38I joined being in around Manchester and and and enjoy
00:43Working with with the players and staff here. There's not many that were there when I played but still a couple and
00:51I see a familiar face
00:53Couple here more X's. Oh more or less the same
00:57Quantity of people that are still there a couple there from that time
01:04You have a huge affinity with this club
01:06It's going 150 goals winning titles trophies here
01:10How different was it for you last night being in charge being on the touchline there compared to playing?
01:15What was the difference in the feeling and the emotion and the whole mindset? I?
01:20Don't it's the other it's the other
01:23Side of being a football player or being a manager and assistant. It's obviously complete opposite sides my team talk
01:31I'm standing in front of the team
01:33telling them about what Manchester United is about and what it is to play at Old Trafford and and
01:38What songs are being sung by the fans and why?
01:43So you try to to transmit that feeling that that lovely feeling for playing for this club
01:49and I think
01:52It's it's it's a proud moment to do that and to share that with players and and and what they were transmitting on the pitch
01:59And and also the way it interacted with with the supporters also towards me
02:04it's an unbelievable support and it only strengthens me to to do to do the utmost to
02:11Yeah, especially short term for Sunday Chelsea