Van Nistelrooy urges Man Utd stars to follow Ferguson's golden rule vs Chelsea

Ruud van Nistelrooy has ordered his players to live by a golden rule set in motion by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

The Dutchman continues his interim spell in charge of United as they host Chelsea on Sunday afternoon before Ruben Amorim arrives from Sporting Lisbon on November 11.

While Amorim will become United's seventh manager since Sir Alex retired in 2013, Van Nistelrooy does not want his stars to lose sight of the Scot's key message.

That demand comes despite Ferguson, 82, being chopped from his £2million-per-year ambassador role with the club amid Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting regime.

'Ferguson said: "No one is bigger than the club,"' began Van Nistelrooy.

'Anyone can shout it. But if you then, as Ferguson did, give substance to your own words with every decision, every choice, it becomes different.

'Then players know: "This is how it works here." Take the interaction with supporters. Always thanking people after a game, good or bad.