Ruud van Nistelrooy said his four games as interim manager of Manchester United was a “short but amazing period” after ending his run unbeaten with a 3-0 victory over Leicester on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dutchman, who remains a legend at Old Trafford for his goal return during a glorious playing career, also oversaw victories over Leicester in the League Cup and PAOK in the Europa League either side of a 1-1 Premier League draw with Chelsea last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ruben Amorim will be in charge when the Red Devils next take the field away to Ipswich in two weeks’ time with Van Nistelrooy’s own future still unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We said ‘let’s make the most of these four games’, get the maximum out of it and I think we did an OK job,” said Van Nistelrooy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I really enjoyed it, it’s been a short but amazing period. We are in an uncertain position but we tried to do our jobs and help the club which is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There are a lot of feelings there, the way the fans supported me and the team always in difficult moments it was a special moment. To close down this block of games with good results and a good connection I can’t thank them enough.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bruno Fernandes continued his scoring streak under Van Nistelrooy with a powerful effort for his fourth goal in as many games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On his 250th appearance for the club, Fernandes also had a hand in the second goal as his header was deflected into his own net by Leicester defender Victor Kristiansen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alejandro Garnacho then came off the bench to rifle in a brilliant third goal as United shrugged off their problems in front of goal so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Red Devils remain down in 13th in the Premier League table but are only four points adrift of the top four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Nistelrooy returned to the club where he scored 150 goals in June as an assistant to Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A decision is yet to be made over whether he will have a role in Amorim’s coaching team but the 48-year-old is proud of the work he has done in recent weeks to stabilise the club in troubled times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We tried to stabilise after a difficult and emotional period. We wanted to get players performing at their best, we got the right feeling to them and got them believing in themselves,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This spell was a big responsibility, I took it very seriously. I wanted to help and get United into a better place, that was my goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“With three wins and a draw it’s a standard where you want to grow to as a club.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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