Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker share theory on Ruud van Nistelrooy and what Ruben Amorim will say

Alan Shearer believes Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to bid farewell to Manchester United.

The Dutchman returned to his former club as Erik ten Hag’s assistant coach in the summer, 18 years after leaving United as a player. Van Nistelrooy would have wanted the team to enjoy a better start to the season but helped restore the feel-good factor in his four-game spell as interim boss, signing off with a 3-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.

Despite his brief success in the United dugout, it is currently unclear whether there will be a role for Van Nistelrooy under new manager Ruben Amorim. Offering his theory on United’s dilemma, Shearer thinks the former PSV Eindhoven boss should reignite his managerial career, which would also suit Amorim as he heads to Old Trafford.

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“He’s a big personality, you get the feeling he wants to be a number one,” Shearer said on the The Rest Is Football podcast. “He wants to be a manager. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if he was to have a clean break and say, ‘I’ve done what was asked of me, thank you very much’, and Amorim came in and had a clean sweep. He's bringing all his own people in.

“Then Ruud can go and find himself a number one job somewhere. He’s done himself no harm at all. In fact, he’s done a great job. He’s done everything asked of him and more. He’s settled the ship, he’s picked up points as they had to do, he’s got the results as they had to do.

“Everyone knows how much he loves Man United and they love him. That’s not going to change. So it wouldn’t surprise me if he