RUUD PERPLEXED

Last updated : 25 June 2006 By Ed

Is he referring to United or Holland?

"I have two years left on my contract and, unless anybody tells me differently, I will return to Manchester for pre-season training."

It appears that Van Basten expects more:

"I expect more from a player of his standard.

"Ruud is training well but I just feel he needs to show a little bit more.

"The central position up front is a point of discussion and the chance that Dirk Kuyt will start on Sunday has increased.

"We had a chat on Thursday. I put my side and Ruud put his. We spoke about football and the expectations I have of him. He agreed with what I said and said he would do everything he could to make sure he did well in future games."