Van Nistelrooy was in charge at PSV Eindhoven at the time, and looked at Daka as a new forward.
After his team won 3-1 against West Ham, he admitted that he knew Daka’s game very well.
The ex-Manchester United forward and assistant coach stated: “He’s probably the player that I’ve seen the most of.
“Also at a younger age, when he was at Salzburg, I was following him already. I was very interested in him when I was PSV manager, to be honest.
“I think he’s got great potential. That’s what he showed in Austria, scoring a lot of goals, assisting a lot.
“It’s something that I saw in him. He’s only going to get better, I think, developing him on a daily basis. He’s got a lot of potential.”
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