It is said that Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is an assistant manager at Manchester United, is afraid of being seen as the person who betrayed Erik ten Hag.

Ten Hag signed a new deal in the summer, but after another bad start to the season, he is already under a lot of pressure. 

The Red Devils are 14th in the Premier League after six games, with only two wins.

Ten Hag’s team saved a point at Porto in the Europa League on Thursday thanks to a goal from Harry Maguire. The goal may have saved the Dutch manager’s job.

But they have to go to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, which is a tough game. Many people think Unai Emery’s team could put the ending on it.

Van Nistelrooy is likely to be given the temporary job of manager if Ten Hag is fired.

However, The Mirror says that Van Nistelrooy doesn’t want to be seen as a shady person who only became Ten Hag’s helper to get the top job.

The Old Trafford hero has been through this before, but this time he was the one who got hit. 

Van Nistelrooy’s only other job as a manager ended badly after a season in charge of PSV. He accused his assistant Fred Rutten and several top players of working together with the club’s directors without telling him.

He quit before the last game of the season, even though his team won the Johan Cruyff Shield and made it to the Champions League. 

A source in Holland told The Mirror, “Van Nistelrooy is a good person.” He felt lied to at Eindhoven, and he doesn’t want to be known as the person who spoke out against Erik ten Hag. 

Some people think there is friction behind the scenes at United because Ten Hag knows that Van Nistelrooy was hired by INEOS to be a safe pair of hands in case he is fired.