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Erik ten Hag has suffered an early blow to his hopes of bringing back the glory days to Manchester United.

The 52-year-old is currently organising his backroom Old Trafford team but has been knocked back by a trusted confidant. Dutch coach Fred Rutten has revealed that he recently turned down Ten Hag's offer to join him in Manchester, instead choosing to be part of new PSV boss and former Red Devils striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's coaching staff.

While Ten Hag is expected to take his assistant at Ajax, Mitchell van der Gaag, along with him, Rutten - former manager of PSV, Feyenoord Twente, Schalke and Anderlecht - has declined the chance to work at Old Trafford and gave a clear explanation why.

"I have a family, I have grandchildren. I want to see them every now and then," the 59-year-old told ESPN, via Metro. "At Manchester United you get on a train and you can't get off it. I want to feel comfortable in something you step into. That is the case with PSV. It's nice when you have grandchildren, who you see every now and then and who you can play ball with."

Rutten, who left Anderlecht three years ago and has not coached since, went on to say regarding his new job: "Of course I spoke extensively with Ruud van Nistelrooy. He triggered me to give up the slightly freer life that I now have. He sat in the room with me and we talked for two hours about football and other things. And when talking about those