Van Nistelrooy will return to United having had a spell as interim manager earlier this season: "It's special to go back there, with the history as a player, an assistant manager and caretaker manager. It is part of me and always will be, but the focus is on my players and my team, to get the best of them and show what we're about."

Ruud van Nistelrooy has brushed off Gary Neville’s damning criticism of Manchester United and insists a trip to Old Trafford is always going to be a ‘tough’ task for Leicester. Ruben Amorim has struggled to steady the ship since taking over the reins from United’s then interim manager,

Leicester boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy denies he was shocked by the Foxes' inability to spend in the transfer window and says they have to cope with "restrictions".