Former Manchester United coach Rene Muelensteen has given his verdict on the current form of the Red Devils and would consider joining Ruud van Nistelrooy if he was made interim coach.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure to try and save his Old Trafford future ahead of an upcoming crunch match against Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Red Devils were uninspiring in their 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford to Tottenham Hotspur last time out in the Premier League.
Ten Hag’s side could not ease the pressure on their manager after a 3-3 draw against FC Porto midweek.
Despite going 2-0 up, the Red Devils conceded three goals and it took a late equalizing goal from Harry Maguire to salvage a point in Portugal.
With pressure mounting reports have emerged stating that Ruud van Nistelrooy could be set to become interim manager if Ten Hag departs.
Rene Muelensteen open to Old Trafford return to help Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Rene Muelensteen worked under Sir Alex Ferguson and has been vocal on the problems at Old Trafford since 2013.
In the past decade, a lot has changed at Old Trafford with several managers unable to succeed in Manchester.
The former Red Devil coach appeared on Sam Allardyce’s podcast No Tippy Tappy Football.
Speaking on the podcast about the possibility of Van Nistelrooy becoming interim manager, Muelensteen said: “Ruud and I know each other really well because I worked with him and always stayed in touch
“I rate him highly, I think he jumped the ship at PSV a little bit too soon, he was doing really well.
“I always feel if I jump into a job, I want to make sure that I’d be able to make a difference, not to make up the numbers.
“I also have to make sure not to kick myself because if I go back into Manchester United, I would walk back into something I probably wouldn’t recognise.”
“In those six years that I was the first team coach at Manchester United. I loved every minute of it, I didn’t feel any negative pressure any day when I was driving up to Carrington, and that was totally down to the man management of Sir Alex Ferguson and how much he trusted us with what we were doing.
“If Ruud would come calling, you would help him of course you would, you would talk to him and say, ‘Okay what can I do for you?’”
