Ruud van Nistelrooy refuses to rule out Manchester United role despite Ruben Amorim review

Ruud van Nistelrooy has refused to rule out a place at Manchester United under incoming manager Ruben Amorim.

talkSPORT understands that the Red Devils have reached an agreement in principle with Sporting for the appointment of Amorim.

However, the 39-year-old will remain in Portugal for the next three matches, including next week's Champions League clash against city ​​of manchester.

he is then He is expected to take charge at Old Trafford after the international break.with their first match against Ipswich on 24 November.

As part of the deal, United will pay €11m (£9.21m) for Amorim and five members of his current internal team, including long-term assistant Carlos Fernandes.

Meanwhile, the club legend Van Nistelrooy will remain in interim charge of United against ChelseaPAOK and Leicester before the arrival of the new manager.

It inspired a thrilling 5-2 win over Leicester in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, in which previously timid United scored four goals in the first half.

However, the Dutchman's future at the club beyond the next three games looks bleak, with Amorim set to revamp the coaching staff.

But Van Nistelrooy, who was assistant to sacked manager Erik ten Hag, insists he is available if Amorim needs him.

Asked about his future following Wednesday's win over Leicester, Van Nistelrooy told talkSPORT: “The club said it will be short-term, that was made very clear.

“As long as possible, I will do this job and get the team going and give everything I have in me.

“After that, we have to see. But I must say that I came here as an assistant, and I will continue to play this role as long as it is necessary.

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“And after that, in whatever capacity, I'm willing to support this club and build it and improve it in any way possible.”

Former striker Van Nistelrooy admitted Ten Hag's departure was a “sad day” but insists he is fully focused on the job at hand.

He said: “Going back to yesterday and of course welcoming the players and getting together on the first day after Eric had to leave, it was a sad day.

“And, you know, he was the one who asked me to come back to work here. And in the first conversation we had, I felt so much passion and care for this football club. And that's where we started to connect because we had the same thing.” there.

“And that's why I was so sad to see him go. First of all, having said that, then football goes on, life goes on.

“We all knew that today there were 75,000 waiting for us and millions at home who supported us behind their screens, television screens and radios. And we have to change them as players.

“That's what I tried to do today and with the entire coaching staff to turn that switch and have the mentality of, hey, we're going to go out and give it our all for the fans. And that's what they did today.”