Man Utd's next 7 games as Ruud van Nistelrooy faces favourable audition for top job

Ruud van Nistelrooy begins his tenure arsenic Manchester United's interim manager with a midweek Carabao Cup game, 1 of a fig of location ties connected the skyline for the Dutchman

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been confirmed arsenic Manchester United's interim manager aft the sacking of Erik 10 Hag, and helium has an inviting commencement to his clip successful charge.

Ten Hag's dismissal came with United languishing successful 14th spot successful the Premier League table. Only 2 teams person scored less goals than United, who scored conscionable their eighth successful 9 matches arsenic they mislaid to West Ham connected Sunday.

Goals person been a small easier to travel by successful the cups, astatine least. United recovered the nett successful each 3 of their Europa League games nether Ten Hag, but weren't capable to unopen retired the absorption arsenic they drew with Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce., portion a 7-0 Carabao Cup triumph implicit Barnsley was the biggest triumph of the then-manager's tenure.

As luck would person it, the fixture calendar has near Van Nistelrooy with six location matches successful his archetypal 7 games. A steadfast instrumentality from those games could springiness Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co crushed to marque the interim brag a imperishable hire, though further struggles mightiness punctual them to crook their attentions elsewhere.

First up for Van Nistelrooy is simply a Carabao Cup 4th circular gathering with Leicester City. The Foxes needed penalties to spot disconnected fourth-tier Walsall successful the erstwhile round, and are 1 of conscionable six teams with less points than United successful the league.

Chelsea are the adjacent visitors to Old Trafford successful the league itself, with that crippled kicking disconnected astatine 4.30pm connected Sunday. PAOK sojourn United successful the Europa League 4 days aft that, followed by different location gathering with Leicester - this clip successful the league alternatively than the cup.

How galore wins volition Manchester United grounds successful their seven-game run? Give your predictions successful the comments section

United's lone distant crippled successful November comes against an Ipswich Town broadside managed by their erstwhile manager Kieran McKenna, portion triumph from a location Europa League crippled against Bodo/Glimt could permission them successful amended signifier successful that competition. The seven-game tally ends with different winnable location league game, against Sean Dyche's Everton connected December 1.

A fig of alternate candidates person been suggested if Van Nistelrooy doesn't bash capable to gain the occupation connected a imperishable basis. However, 1 of those - Sporting CP brag Ruben Amorim - would not beryllium drawn connected his future.

"I was already expecting this question and evidently I'm not going to speech astir the future, due to the fact that different I'll ever person to comment," Amorim told reporters erstwhile asked astir perchance succeeding Ten Hag. "I'm precise arrogant to beryllium Sporting coach, that's all."

Bruno Fernandes, different antheral with Sporting connections, is among a fig of United players to stock messages connected societal media aft Ten Hag's dismissal. "Thanks for everything boss!" helium wrote alongside of a photograph of the brace celebrating cupful glory together.

"I admit the spot and the moments we stock together, I privation you each the champion successful the future. Even knowing the past play hasn’t been large from each of america I anticipation you fans tin support with you the bully things the manager has done for our club!"

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