Van Nistelrooy silent on United future

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He probably needed it too after spending 90 minutes shivering in the dug-out waiting in vain for a call to arms from Alex Ferguson.

After making a mad dash to the midlands on his return to England following a family bereavement, the nearest van Nistelrooy came to getting involved in the action was a rant at the referee after a dubious decision. The sweat only came from a rigorous post-match work-out with the rest of United's substitutes.