Dutch legend Ruud Gullit believes former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has the potential to become the club’s manager in the future.
United are currently being overseen by Michael Carrick on an interim basis, with long-term leadership at Old Trafford still a talking point.
Van Persie — who won the Premier League title with the Red Devils in 2013 — is currently managing Feyenoord, although his tenure in the Eredivisie has come with challenges and mounting expectations.
Gullit said:
“It would be great if Robin van Persie became the manager of Manchester United in the future. I definitely hope that happens at some point! Robin is a great manager, but he’s struggling a little bit at Feyenoord at the moment.
“I feel like the expectations for him are very high because of the career he had, so he’s under the spotlight a lot more than other managers in the Eredivisie.
“He’s under fire over here in Holland at the moment, but I hope he’s given time to rectify it and prove how good he is.
“Look what happened with Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United – they kept him, and look how good he ended up being!
“Down the line however, I think it would be great for Robin to manage at Old Trafford one day.”
Despite current scrutiny in the Netherlands, Gullit’s comments underline belief in Van Persie’s long-term managerial trajectory — and the possibility of a future return to Manchester United in the dugout.