Van Nistelrooy felt proud after coaching in front of Ferguson

After the Champions League play-off between

and

, Ruud van Nistelrooy expressed his pride at coaching in front of his former manager at

, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ferguson was present at the Ibrox Stadium and watched the match between the two teams, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The former Dutch striker replaced Roger Schmidt from the beginning of the season and took charge of PSV. He made 219 appearances and scored 150 goals at United between 2001 and 2006 and said after Tuesday's game that he felt proud to have managed a team in front of Ferguson.

Asked if he would like to be half as good a manager as Ferguson, van Nistelrooy said: 

"Oh, my goodness no, one per cent, maybe, one per cent,"

"It was a proud moment for me that he actually watched me coach my team and manage my team and I'm glad as well. I spoke to him just briefly. He's well, he's looking great. He's doing well, his family as well. So it's great to see him.

"That he sees me down the touchline at Ibrox for me is a proud moment."

"The thing is, as a player, you learn an unbelievable amount of things from him. And when you start to develop yourself as a coach then obviously you look back at moments.

"'Where were the managers I had? What did they do, and how did they form a team?' And the style of play and managing an individual, and he's such an example in that sense."

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