Ruud van Nistelrooy could get Man Utd reunion as huge sack announcement made

Ruud van Nistelrooy is reportedly successful the framework to instrumentality implicit a caller Premier League squad - and it could pb to the Dutchman being handed a reunion with aged nine Manchester United

Former interim Manchester United brag Ruud van Nistelrooy is the aboriginal favourite to instrumentality implicit astatine Leicester City pursuing Steve Cooper's sacking.

The Foxes abruptly announced connected Sunday that Cooper was leaving the King Power Stadium aft 2 Premier League wins from 12 matches successful charge. The determination to chopped ties with the Welshman was made successful the aftermath of Saturday's 2-1 decision astatine location to Chelsea.

The caller manager volition inherit a broadside languishing astatine 16th successful the Premier League, 1 constituent supra the relegation portion and without a triumph successful their past 4 outings. And Van Nistelrooy - who precocious celebrated 2 wins implicit Leicester during his little spell successful interim complaint of United - is present being tipped to win Cooper.

The Dutchman was reportedly successful the moving for the vacant Coventry City occupation pursuing Mark Robins' dismissal. Ex-Chelsea and Everton gaffer Frank Lampard was besides linked with that station and present seems acceptable to instrumentality the reins astatine the CBS Arena.

It's been suggested United fable Van Nistelrooy has been biding his clip for an accidental to negociate a Premier League club. There are presently respective bosses successful England's apical formation - including those astatine Crystal Palace, Wolves and Southampton - who are definite to beryllium feeling the heat.

For that reason, it seems apt Van Nistelrooy volition stay successful England and people a afloat managerial role. The Dutchman impressed successful his azygous play arsenic elder brag astatine PSV, 1 twelvemonth anterior to accepting the adjunct occupation astatine Old Trafford.

The United fable could reunite with his aged nine connected March 15 erstwhile the Red Devils question to the King Power Stadium. Except this clip helium could beryllium looking to gain immoderate revenge connected Leicester's behalf.

However, a instrumentality to different of his aged clubs, Hamburg, mightiness besides beryllium an option. Sky Sports Germany reported Van Nistelrooy is among the imaginable replacements for Steffen Baumgart astatine the second-tier club, which has already been discussed internally.

Ruben Amorim has taken implicit arsenic the caller caput manager astatine United pursuing Van Nistelrooy's little stint successful charge. However, his archetypal lucifer ended successful a 1-1 gully against Ipswich Town arsenic the spoils were shared astatine Portman Road connected Sunday.

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