Leicester supervisor Ruud van Nistelrooy. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Pictures)
Ruud van Nistelrooy loved an ideal begin to life within the Leicester Metropolis dugout and eagled-eyed supporters may have observed a well-known Man Utd face alongside him.
Van Nistelrooy was appointed Steve Cooper’s substitute on the King Energy Stadium, with the Foxes impressed by his latest five-game interim stint at Man Utd — wherein he beat Leicester twice.
The Dutchman’s first recreation in cost resulted in a 3-1 residence win over West Ham United. The Foxes made the proper begin with Jamie Vardy scoring after simply two minutes, whereas Bilal El Khannous and Patson Daka completed the job earlier than Niclas Fullkrug’s late session strike.
Sharp-eyed supporters have noticed a well-known face within the dugout alongside Van Nistelrooy within the type of Jelle ten Rouwelaar.
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Van Nistelrooy hasn’t formally named his technical employees but, however Van Rouwelaar was within the dugout and in energetic dialog with the supervisor throughout Tuesday’s win over West Ham.
Van Rouwelaar was dropped at Manchester United by Erik ten Hag in July alongside Van Nistelrooy, Rene Hake and Andreas Georgson.
Ruud van Nistelrooy making instant Leicester impression
Scorer of Tuesday’s second purpose Khannous — who additionally assisted Vardy’s opener — is already signing the praises of Van Nistelrooy, who wanted only one coaching session together with his new gamers to get his message throughout,” El Khannous stated (by way of Leicester’s official web site).
“The best way they wished to play, we knew that it wouldn’t be straightforward, however we put in a whole lot of depth from the beginning and we scored within the second minute, so we confirmed what we’re: that is Leicester Metropolis.”
Leicester‘s triumph on Tuesday — ending a six-game winless streak throughout all competitions — sees them sixteenth within the desk, 4 factors away from the relegation zone.
Up subsequent for the Foxes is a house tie towards high-flying Brighton on Sunday.
