Sky: Ruud van Nistelrooy revealed his heartbreak at leaving Manchester United last summer helped inspire him to finish the Spanish season as a league champion with Real Madrid and as La Liga’s top goalscorer.
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Independent: When Ruud van Nistelrooy made his debut for Real Madrid last August he had just turned 30. The striker had recently been dumped by Manchester United and the Netherlands, and had ended up in Spain, where it seemed he would play out the remainder of his career in the sizeable shadow of Ronaldo, who had just boasted he would score 30 goals for Real this season. Van Nistelrooy was nobody’s favourite to win Europe’s Golden Boot.
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Newspaper rumours, fuelled by the supposed comments of a close family member, hint strongly that Ruud Van Nistelroy will leave Manchester United this summer.Nine goals in ten starts would seem to vindicate Sir Alex’s decision to put Louis Saha in the first team ahead of RVN. But to sell the Dutch master? Surely some mistake.Ruud has to come back because he is the O.T goal king. A special player was needed after Fergie dispensed with Andy Cole and RVN has stepped up in spectacular fashion over the past five years. The newspapers must be bonkers. His brother, quoted by a pub source, must have been extremely tired and emotional. → continue reading
