Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Ruud van Nistelrooy has enjoyed a perfect start to life in the Leicester City dugout and eagle-eyed fans will have noticed a familiar Man Utd face alongside him.
Van Nistelrooy has been appointed as Steve Cooper’s replacement at the King Power Stadium, with the Foxes impressed by his recent five-game interim spell at the Manchester United — in which he beat Leicester twice.
The Dutchman’s first game in charge resulted in a 3-1 home win over West Ham United. The Foxes made the perfect start with Jamie Vardy scoring after just two minutes, while Bilal El Hanous and Patson Daka finished the job before Niclas Fullkrug’s late strike.
Keen-eyed supporters spotted a familiar face in the dugout alongside Van Nistelrooy in the form of Jelle ten Rouwelaar.
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Van Nistelrooy is yet to officially name his coaching staff, but Van Rouwelaar was in the process and in active conversation with the manager during Tuesday’s win over West Ham.
Van Rouwelaar was brought to Manchester United by Erik ten Hag in July along with Van Nistelrooy, Rene Hake and Andreas Georgson.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is making an immediate impact at Leicester
The scorer of Tuesday’s second goal, Khannous – who also assisted Vardy’s opener – is already signing the praises of Van Nistelrooy, who only needed one training session with his new players to get his message across,” said El Khannous (via Official website of Leicester).
“The way they wanted to play, we knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but we put a lot of pressure on from the start and scored in the second minute, so we showed who we are: this is Leicester City.”
LeicesterTuesday’s triumph – ending a run of six games without a win in all competitions – puts them 16th in the table, four points clear of the relegation zone.
Next up for the Foxes is a home tie against Brighton on Sunday.
