New Foxes boss Van Nistelrooy feels weight of expectation

LONDON — Ruud van Nistelrooy said he was "astonished" by the number of offers he received as a result of his spell as Manchester United interim manager, as he attempts to plot a course to safety for Leicester in the Premier League.

The Dutchman had four games in charge at Old Trafford — two of them against Leicester — following Erik ten Hag's sacking at the end of October, but left the club with the arrival of Ruben Amorim last month.

Van Nistelrooy, speaking at his first news conference since replacing sacked Foxes boss Steve Cooper at the King Power Stadium, said offers had poured in.