Van Nistelrooy has also made it clear he wants to stay at United and the most recent update has revealed that a significant number of players want him to remain at the club in some capacity, but he is yet to hold talks with incoming new manager Ruben Amorim - who also wants to bring in his own staff from Sporting Lisbon.

The Dutchman has written the foreword to Andy Mitten's new book about United in the noughties and highlighted his feelings for the club