The Manchester United legend is ready for the job at Burnley

Ruud van Nistelrooy could be set for a return to English football after it emerged that Burnley have interviewed the former Manchester United striker for their managerial vacancy.The Clarets are on the lookout for a new boss after Vincent Kompany made a surprise move to Bayern Munich last month - looking set to stay in charge at Turf Moor following relegation from the top flight.Van Nistelrooy was the most recent head coach of PSV - where he played before Man United - leading them to KNVB (Dutch) Cup glory in 2022/23.VIDEO Can France cope without Kylian Mbappe?Burnley's recruitment driveDespite news of Van Nistelrooy's interview, Burnley are in no rush to name Kompany's successor.The Clarets are said to be considering a number of candidates – including Craig Bellamy, Kompany's number two, who is currently in caretaker charge.Van Nistelrooy was in charge of PSV for 51 games, winning 33 of them, before stepping down with one game before the end of the 2022/23 Eredivisie season - amid what he perceived as a lack of support.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week.Van Nistelrooy spent the best years of his playing career at Manchester United (Image credit: Alamy)One of the best strikers in Premier League history, the devastating Dutchman joined Manchester United in 2000 for £18.5m – a club record fee for the Red Devils at the time.The two-time Dutch Footballer of the Year scored 150 goals in 219 games in all competitions for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, winning the Golden Boot and the 2002/03 Premier League title – followed by the FA Cup the following season before helping. Real Madrid to two triumphs in LaLiga.Van Nistelrooy, now 47, began his coaching career as an assistant with the Dutch national team and later coached PSV U19s and the club's reserve team.More from FourFourTwoEURO 2024 Everything you need to know about this summer's big tournamentKITS Famous football clubs that play in stripesQUIZ! Can you name these 20 mascots? window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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