Former Man United interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has applied for managerial role at surprise club

Manchester United suffered a dismal start to the season under Erik ten Hag and with the club perilously close to the drop-zone, INEOS had no choice but to act.

Ten Hag was relieved of his duties following the shock loss to West Ham with Ruud van Nistelrooy placed in interim charge. And the former club striker did a fantastic job of steadying the ship.

The Red Devils went unbeaten in four games, winning three of them convincingly. They scored 11 goals in the process with plenty of underperforming stars regaining their form under the 48-year-old.

Van Nistelrooy proved to be a very popular appointment among the players, and they also unequivocally backed him to stay even with the impending appointment of Ruben Amorim as the new head coach.

Ruud’s future

However, the former Sporting Lisbon manager thought otherwise and chose to bring in his own staff and the former Real Madrid forward was ruthlessly axed.

The former PSV Eindhoven boss had made no secret of his desire to return to management and as relayed by The Peoples Person, Burnley were interested in offering him a route back into management immediately.

The Championship club had chased his signature last summer as well only for the lure of returning to Old Trafford proving too strong in the end as Van Nistelrooy chose to join as an assistant.

Now, as reported by Sam Cohen via Givemesport, the ex-United interim boss has his eyes on another Championship managerial role.

Coventry City offer

The former Dutch striker has applied for the Coventry City manager’s post after the club sacked former Red Devil Mark Robins earlier this month.

Former Chelsea great Frank Lampard is reportedly another who is eyeing the role. Coventry are yet to take a decision and are still welcoming applications.

The Sky Blues are currently 17th in the second division, only one point above the relegation zone after winning only four games from their opening 15 games.

They had reached the FA Cup semifinals last season, and managed to come back from a three-goal deficit against United at Wembley only to get knocked out via penalty shootout.

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