Ruud van Nistelrooy named new Leicester City manager after Man Utd exit

Ruud van Nistelrooy arrived astatine Manchester United arsenic Erik 10 Hag's adjunct successful the summer, but near Old Trafford aft Ruben Amorim's accomplishment - present he's taken the apical occupation astatine Leicester City pursuing Steve Cooper's dismissal

Ruud van Nistelrooy is the caller manager of Leicester City.

The Dutchman has been confirmed arsenic Steve Cooper's replacement astatine the King Power Stadium aft the Welshman was unceremoniously dismissed connected Sunday. Cooper had mislaid the dressing country aft conscionable 12 Premier League matches successful complaint and Foxes president Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha felt compelled to enactment aft witnessing Saturday's 2-1 location decision to Chelsea.

Van Nistelrooy, 48, joins the nine having near Manchester United successful the aftermath of Erik 10 Hag's exit astatine Old Trafford and the accomplishment of Ruben Amorim. The erstwhile United striker had returned to the nine successful the summertime - having antecedently been manager of different erstwhile club, PSV Eindhoven - arsenic adjunct manager and remained successful situ arsenic caretaker brag aft Ten Hag's exit.

However, with caller brag Amorim bringing successful his ain ideas and wanting a caller start, Van Nistelrooy besides exited - contempt being keen to stay.

Van Nistelrooy, who rejected the accidental to instrumentality complaint astatine Burnley successful the summer, was unbeaten successful 4 games arsenic interim United manager. And different erstwhile club, Hamburg, wanted him arsenic their caller manager but the imaginable of going into 2. Bundesliga didn’t excite the ex-Holland striker.

He present takes the apical occupation with the Foxes, tasked with guiding them to Premier League safety.

Leicester are presently lying 16th successful the array aft winning doubly successful their opening 12 games with Cooper astatine the helm.

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