“This is unheard of” – Rio Ferdinand reacts after Dutch coach rejects Manchester United job
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has reacted to the decision of Fred Rutten to become PSV no.2 and reject Erik ten Hag’s offer for him to be his assistant at Manchester United.
According to Ferdinand, Rutten’s decision to snub the opportunity to join Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United coaching team speaks volumes about the state of the club.
“Erik ten Hag has asked me to be his assistant at Manchester United, I said no,” Rutten told Dutch TV.
“Everyone makes his own choices in life. I have a family, I have grandchildren that I want to see. This type of project, I felt uncomfortable with it.
“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.”
Speaking on his Vibe with FIVE YouTube show, Ferdinand said: “There’s loads of things that are wrong at Man United at the moment.
“We’ve seen even yesterday in the papers saying the PSV number two coach has declined to come to Man United and be a coach. This is unheard of.
“We’re in territory we’ve never been in before. A job comes up at Manchester United [in the past], there would be queues round the block for people to take the job!
“Now there’s queues of people saying, ‘You know what, that might be a train you don’t get on’. It’s crazy.”