Former Chelsea man Chris Sutton has predicted Ruud van Nistelrooy will conclude his interim Manchester United managerial spell on a successful word. In his weekly BBC column, Sutton backed the Dutchman’s workforce to come back away with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leicester Metropolis.
Ruud van Nistelrooy Has Loved an Interim Managerial Run
Nistelrooy, who returned to Manchester United as Erik ten Hag’s assistant at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, has performed a superb job as interim supervisor. Stepping up following Ten Hag’s dismissal on October 28, Nistelrooy has overseen three matches up to now, guiding the Crimson Devils to 2 wins and a draw.
In his first sport in cost, Nistelrooy confronted Leicester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup. Having made loads of modifications to their lineup for the match, the Foxes fell flat within the sport, succumbing to a 5-2 defeat. On his Premier League debut, Nistelrooy held Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea to a 1-1 draw. Lastly, in his first UEFA Europa League sport as Man Utd boss, Nistelrooy oversaw a 2-0 win over PAOK, ending the membership’s three-game winless run within the competitors.
Chris Sutton Backs Ruud van Nistelrooy to Shut Manchester United Run on a Excessive
Manchester United will host Leicester Metropolis at Previous Trafford in Nistelrooy’s last sport as interim supervisor on November 10 — a day earlier than Ruben Amorim formally takes the reins as everlasting coach. Sutton believes Nistelrooy will shut this chapter with a slim win over Leicester.
He wrote:
“Manchester United thrashed Leicester, exterior within the Carabao Cup on the finish of October in Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first sport as interim supervisor, however the Foxes had made 9 modifications from their earlier league sport. So I’m not positive that [the] 5-2 scoreline tells us an excessive amount of about what is going to occur right here, however I do suppose United will win once more.
“I’ve put United midfielder Bruno Fernandes again into my Fantasy workforce. I ought to have captained him final week, when he scored a penalty towards Chelsea – my assistant [his son Ollie who is the ‘Taylor’ in their Brian Clough and Peter Taylor managerial partnership] informed me to do this, however I didn’t hear.”
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
Manchester United and Leicester Metropolis have met 138 occasions over time. United have received 71 video games, Leicester 36, and 31 video games have resulted in a draw.