Dutch coach Fred Rutten has revealed he's turned down the opportunity to become Erik ten Hag's assistant at Manchester United.
Ten Hag was officially confirmed as United's next manager last month. Ten Hag joins United on a three-year contract with the option of an additional year and he's set to arrive at Old Trafford after trying to win the Eredivisie with Ajax.
The 52-year-old is also set to bring some of his own staff with him to United, while he'll also inherit some existing members of the backroom staff — Ralf Rangnick appointed Chris Armas and Sascha Lense this season — at the club. Mitchell Van der Gaag, currently assistant at Ajax, is set to join Ten Hag in Manchester, however, United are yet to finalise terms on that deal and contracts for other assistant coaches.