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Pundit delivers scathing verdict on Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester City prospects
Paul Merson has dismissed Ruud van Nistelrooy’s prospects of saving Leicester City before he has even been appointed.
The pundit, who played for, among others, Aston Villa and Arsenal, has been reacting to the news the Foxes are close to naming the Manchester United favourite successor to Steve Cooper.
The former Forest manager was relieved of his duties after the home defeat to Chelsea and with City just one point above the Premier League drop zone.
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They seem to have alighted on van Nistelrooy, who won three of his four games in interim charge of United, as the man to lead them away from the drop zone – but Merson has his doubts.
He told Sky Sports News: “He had three games, he beat Leicester twice so it’s not a bad audition is it? They probably thought he was the one that beat them and not Man United.
“It will be interesting, let’s be honest, if he wasn’t at Man Utd for those few games, he stayed on and did well, he wouldn’t be getting this job so hopefully he takes advantage of it.
“Good luck to him, he was a top, top player and hopefully he can turn Leicester around. Do I think Leicester can get turned around? No, I don’t think they can, I think they will be relegated, I have watched them too many times this season and I don’t see them staying up.”
