Ruud van Nistelrooy blasted by ex-Arsenal arch rival as Erik ten Hag observation spotted
Manchester United assistant manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has faced the wrath of his former Arsenal nemesis Martin Keown, who has questioned whether the Dutchman is giving all he can to support Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag.
United have been woeful at times this season and suffered a humiliating 3-0 Premier League defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The result has left Ten Hag clinging to his job in the north west, with the 13-time Premier League champions dropping to 13th in the table.
Related articles Man Utd have four options to replace Ten Hag if he's sacked in next few weeks Inside Van Nistelrooy's impact at Man Utd with hero in line to replace Ten HagVan Nistelrooy was brought back to Old Trafford in the summer after bagging 150 goals in 219 appearances for the Red Devils during his playing days.
But he has been unable to help Ten Hag turn the team’s fortunes around following an eighth-place top-flight finish last season.
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“This manager looks very lonely on the sideline. Is Van Nistelrooy waiting to take over? Because it looks as if there’s going to be change taking place there. Is everyone adding to the group? I’m not seeing that from Van Nistelrooy. Ten Hag is just sitting there, nothing going on, no conversation.
“[At Manchester City] Pep [Guardiola] goes back and speaks to the gurus next to him. Is everybody looking in the mirror at themselves giving their best?
“It doesn’t look like the players are committed, it doesn’t look like the staff are particularly committed. It’s a lone man in the dugout.
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“You hope that that group of players is there in the dressing room right now and maybe tries to police it because it’s not unusual. It wouldn’t have been [unusual] in our dressing room to have the occasional meeting where we had to try to bash out where things were wrong, where things weren’t going well.”
Van Nistelrooy and Keown famously clashed on the pitch after the striker had missed a crucial penalty in a Premier League showdown between United and Arsenal in September 2003.
The former England defender leapt on Van Nistelrooy after the ball had cannoned back off the crossbar and shouted in his rival’s face. The match ended 0-0, with the result allowing Arsenal the opportunity to go on and win the title without losing a single game.
Ruud van Nistelrooy blasted by ex-Arsenal arch rival as Erik ten Hag observation spotted
Ruud van Nistelrooy blasted by ex-Arsenal arch rival as Erik ten Hag observation spotted
Ruud van Nistelrooy blasted by ex-Arsenal arch rival as Erik ten Hag observation spotted
Ruud van Nistelrooy blasted by ex-Arsenal arch rival as Erik ten Hag observation spotted
Ruud van Nistelrooy blasted by ex-Arsenal arch rival as Erik ten Hag observation spotted
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