Manchester United legend Jaap Stam has backed the club’s newly appointed coach, Ruud van Nistelrooy, to challenge manager Erik ten Hag’s decisions at Old Trafford.
He reckons that the former Manchester United striker will bring quality and experience to the club.
United had, during the week, announced the appointment of Nistelrooy as assistant manager at Old Trafford.
He replaces Mitchell van der Gaag, whose contract was terminated and the former striker will now work with Ten Hag.
Jaap Stam warned that Ten Hag should be ready to have Nistelrooy challenge his decisions.
“As a manager, you need people who will go against you and challenge you and hopefully Ruud and Rene [Hake] will do this,” the former centre-back told The Athletic. “Ruud, of course, is a legend for the club.
“At United now, Ruud can hopefully, bring some quality to the strikers in coaching and make the players better as individuals. He’s been a manager himself, too, so that should help. I like the appointment.”
