Ruud van Nistelrooy Has Already Unveiled Leicester City’s Strategy for Manchester United

Ruud van Nistelrooy remains committed to Leicester City’s new tactical setup as they prepare to face his former club, Manchester United, at the King Power Stadium this Sunday.

Despite suffering a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in their first match using a back-five formation, van Nistelrooy was encouraged by his team’s performance after just a week of training in the new system.

Although City have now gone five consecutive Premier League games without scoring, the manager is determined to persist with the approach.

He will keep faith in the formation as United visit for what could be a crucial fixture in the relegation battle.

Seventeenth-placed Wolves play bottom-side Southampton on Saturday and are expected to extend their lead over Leicester to nine points.

Should that happen and City fail to secure a win against United, their survival hopes could all but vanish.

Reflecting on the Chelsea match, van Nistelrooy expressed optimism. “After a week of working on our shape, both in and out of possession, I couldn’t have expected it to go so well,” he said.

“We were solid defensively, and going forward, we provided more support for Jamie (Vardy). It was a very positive step considering we only had a week to implement it.

Now, it’s about improving on it for next week’s game.”

United have already defeated Leicester three times this season in the Premier League, Carabao Cup, and FA Cup, though all those victories came at Old Trafford.

City, currently on a five-match losing streak, will hope to turn their fortunes around.

Meanwhile, United, sitting 14th in the table, have won just one of their last five league matches, making this a critical encounter for both sides.