Patrick Kluivert has told talkSPORT that Louis van Gaal would be “the first pick of any club” in the world as manager, as speculation continues to link the Dutchman with the Manchester United job.

The Netherlands boss is the hot favourite to take over at Old Trafford following David Moyes’ sacking on Tuesday.

Kluivert is Van Gaal’s assistant with Oranje and will help lead the country at the World Cup, however, the former Bayern Munich manager’s contract expires after the tournament and he is on the lookout for a club job.

And the former Barcelona star told Call Collymore: “He would be absolutely the first pick of any club, especially top teams everywhere in the world.

“He likes to let young players make their debut if ready for it. The most important thing at the moment is I’m personally enjoying working with him and with the Dutch national team. We’re going to the World Cup and hope to do well.

“After that we’ll see what happens and with me as well.”

Kluviert’s future after the World Cup is unclear, however, he did reveal that he would definitely follow Van Gaal to Old Trafford if the Dutch boss wanted him there in any capacity.

“Sure I would [do the job] wherever in the world because I love working with him. It doesn’t matter what club it will be if he asks me to join him, I would be absolutely honoured to be on his side.”