Van Nistelrooy will bring ‘Manchester United DNA’ to Old Trafford, says Ten Hag

Ruud van Nistelrooy will bring “some DNA of Manchester United” to Old Trafford, according to head Erik 10 Hag.

Van Nistelrooy completed his return to United arsenic 1 of Ten Hag’s assistants – alongside chap Dutchman Rene Hake – yesterday arsenic nan nine look to shingle up their coaching squad up of nan caller season.

Ten Hag precocious signed a two-year statement hold aft surviving an soul reappraisal conducted by caller number owners Ineos and is delighted to person brought Van Nistelrooy and Hake in.

“I deliberation we did well. We achieved what we wanted to achieve, but we can’t beryllium still,” Ten Hag told nan club’s charismatic website.

“We want to spell guardant and we are truthful pleased to get Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake in, to bring immoderate caller dynamic, to bring immoderate caller inaugural and innovation.”

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Old Trafford return for Van Nistelrooy

Former Netherlands world Van Nistelrooy had a sparkling playing profession which included a five-year spell astatine United successful which he made 219 appearances, scoring 150 goals.

“First of all, his characteristic has brought him truthful acold and it’s an illustration for everyone present successful nan building,” Ten Hag added.

“Of course, he will besides bring immoderate DNA of Manchester United in, but that characteristic is specified a beardown driver and that is besides what he shows arsenic a coach.

“He has specified a highly absorbing profile, he’s truthful ambitious, he has nan skills and he already has a batch of experience.

“He’s assisted nan Dutch squad, successful PSV he did nan Under-19s arsenic a manager, he did nan Under-21s, Jong PSV, who were playing astatine nan 2nd level and past he was head of nan first team.

“So overmuch experience, but very young, very ambitious, very driven. With his skills and his intelligence, he will thief each nan players and nan team.”

And what of Hake?

Hake discontinue his domiciled arsenic Go Ahead Eagles leader to move to United.

“So, successful a batch of areas he has experiences,” Ten Hag said. “He started astatine a very young property arsenic a coach and he was coaching from, I would say, under-six each up until nan highest.

“So nan past years, he was only moving pinch seniors, arsenic adjunct coach but besides successful nan past years arsenic a caput coach, arsenic a manager.

“In nan 2nd level, successful nan highest level, his experiences astatine Utrecht, astatine Go Ahead Eagles, wherever he did a magnificent occupation to lead that squad into Europe and nan Conference League. That was nan biggest astonishment from past year.

“With each his experience, for him it counts nan aforesaid arsenic for Ruud. They will thief us, they will bring innovations, they will bring caller power and dynamic.”