Ruud van Nistelrooy made an immediate impression in his first match as Leicester City manager as the Foxes beat West Ham United 3-1 at King Power Stadium.
Van Nistelrooy was appointed as Steve Cooper’s successor last Friday and watched their 4-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday from the stands.
A day of recovery for Leicester’s players on Sunday meant Monday was Van Nistelrooy’s ONLY proper training session with his squad ahead of Tuesday’s match.
This was revealed by Conor Coady, the experienced 31-year-old defender who was brought into the starting XI by Van Nistelrooy for only his third appearance of the season.
“We’ve only had two days with the manager, one day on the grass with him!” said Coady.
“To listen to his ideas, to what he wants to do. He’s given us a lot in meetings so we’ve been trying to take it all on board. Tonight was about showing that we believe in what we want to do with the new manager. The manager’s been fantastic. It’s a breath of fresh air.”
Leicester won 3-1 thanks to goals from Jamie Vardy, Bilal El Khannouss and Patson Daka before a late consolation header by West Ham’s Niclas Fullkrug.
