'I will not put Ruud in front of my guys, no matter what': Amorim explains why he had to let Van Nistelrooy go
Ruben Amorim has opened up on his decision to let Ruud van Nistelrooy go after joining Man United ahead of facing his Leicester City side.
"It was not a difficult situation, because it was so clear for me, I just had to explain," Amorim said.
"I think it is really simple. He understands, he is a man of football, he understands this situation. I have my team and my staff. I could keep Ruud because it was a good thing for me, a popular thing to do.
"But I will not put Ruud in front of my guys, no matter what, and then I had to put a person like Ruud in the end of the hierarchy on my staff, and I think that was not fair on Ruud.
"To show respect to Ruud I was really clear with him, I explained I have my team and I will continue the same way, and I will not put a guy like Ruud, a legend of this club, in the end of the hierarchy in the staff.
"So was the clear decision, really simple to explain and he took it like a class guy as he is."
