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Ruud Van Nistelrooy said that Leicester City had supported a “difficult night” but was guarded about his future after supervising a record defeat in the foxes ” 3-0 Newcastle Thrashing Home On Monday.
Leicester became the first team in English Football League history to lose eight successive home games at unmarked home and is at 15 security points with 21 to play after an eighth first flight defeat.
“There are no questions,” Van Nistelrooy answered when they were made Sky Sports Whether you raised your position.
“But this is this mishap, another. This is what I can say. This is a difficult night, especially with the way we form.
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Van Nistelrooy sacked “imminent”
Speaking a day when Ivan Juric left Southampton less than 24 hours after the saints were relegated, the former defender of England, Jamie Carragher, predicted that they were Nistelrooy would leave “probably as soon as he was official” that he would return immediately to the championship.
“We know this is imminent; I’m sure they will make a change,” said Carragher. “They need to start planning next season and I don’t think Ruud is the manager. I don’t think I would expect to be –
“There is nothing good. Whether it is the decisions that have made a managerial investment, the investment in the squad, something does not go well in this football club to put into a performance like this this season.
“To exercise a way to have the Premier League this season it has been embarrassing.”
“It’s very worrying.”
Ruud van Nistelrooy reacts to the loss of Leicester against Newcastle and his commitment to XI 💬 pic.twitter.com/gh5Akgwcan
– Sky Sports Premier League (@skysportspl) April 7, 2025
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Van Nistelrooy’s first management work came to PSV, bringing the Dutch side to the second in the Glory of the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup in 2022-23 before resigning a year on his contract, citing the club’s lack of support.
Former Manchester United scorer was appointed one of the Erik Ten attending coaches to Old Trafford last July and replaced the manager looted on October 28.
Van Nistelrooy’s first starting point of four games was up to ten hag won its last four games, while also guided United at its first victory in the Europa League this season-2-0 at Paok-and a 5-2-home victory over Leicester to reach the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup.
The final 48-year-old match was a 3-0 home victory over Leicester on November 10, leaving when Ruben Amorim took over and succeeded Steve Cooper in the city on November 29.
Leicester became the first side of the football league history to lose eight games at home in a row without scoring 🤯 pic.twitter.com/xoo2nmkb8h
– Sky Sports Premier League (@skysportspl) April 7, 2025
Cooper, who guided Nottingham Forest at the Premier League and kept them in his last full season by 2022/23, had only been installed in the previous June and had guided Leicester over the three lower ones, although fans did not enjoy their style of play.
Leicester lost to Brentford 4-1 the day after Nistelrooy arrived, but then won West Ham 3-1 at home and recovered 2-0 behind to tie 2-2 at Brighton & Hove Albion’s house.
A 2-1 victory in Tottenham on January 26 is the only occasion in 16 league games when they have avoided defeat since then, while passing the second QPR 6-2 at home in the CUP before being eliminated with a 2-1 loss in Old Trafford.
Review of Leicester ‘Meek’
“When Steve Cooper lost his job, he was an experienced manager who had kept the Nottingham Forest,” Carragher argued.
“Leicester started difficult, but it was expected this season. As a promoted team, you will not find it easy. They were not really in the relegation area when they changed the manager.
Leicester fans have seen enough of the first half at the King Power Stadium 🫣 pic.twitter.com/dre4Lfhall
– Sky Sports Premier League (@skysportspl) April 7, 2025
“Leicester had only been in the championship for a season. They won the Premier League in 2016. They probably have the best training ground across the country.
“The infrastructure of this club is a club of the Premier League … (no) a club that would have been hoping to go down and down as wet as they have.”
Leicester vs Newcastle
Leicester was 2-0 behind two goals from Jacob Murphy within the initial 11 minutes against Newcastle, who moved fifth and scored a third through Harvey Barnes in the 34th minute at King Power Stadium.
“It is clear where he went wrong, again to the game, again,” Van Nistelrooy ruined. “If we look at the goals carefully, we could have better done in all three.
“Very easily!” 🫣
Boos throughout the King Power, as Jacob Murphy gives Newcastle an early advantage ◾️◽️ pic.twitter.com/fxi3vc4vs5
– Sky Sports Premier League (@skysportspl) April 7, 2025
“You can see the duel we miss (for the workshop) and we were in a good position on the rear post, but the ball was not clarified.
“For the second and third, we lose the ball in the positions where we can not miss it. Then Newcastle is fatal in the counter and ended the game very quickly.”
Leicester travels to the ninth place of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday (15:00), finding the latest team of the Premier League that he awarded the King Power Stadium when the gulls Drew 2-2 there December 8.
