Ruud van Nistelrooy says it hurt to leave Manchester United in November after an interim period in charge of the side. The 48-year-old, who replaced Steve Cooper as Leicester City manager last week, left Old Trafford last month after the appointment of Ruben Amorim.

Despite delivering an impressive performance as interim manager of Manchester United in November, achieving three wins and a draw, Ruud van Nistelrooy believes he deserved more recognition from the Red Devils’ board,

Ruud van Nistelrooy was disappointed to leave Manchester United after his successful spell as interim coach came to an end but the Dutchman said he understands why new manager Ruben Amorim wanted to bring his own assistants into the club.