LEICESTER fans have blasted manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy after spotting him embracing Liverpool players following his side’s relegation from the Premier League.
The Foxes become the second side to confirm their drop back into the Championship after a 1-0 defeat to Arne Slot’s champions-elect at the King Power Stadium.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold’s shot flew under keeper Mads Hermansen to inflict a second relegation in three seasons on the Foxes.
Leicester needed a win on Sunday to avoid relegation, but it was all but mathematically confirmed by Wolves winning at Manchester United.
And given that Van Nistelrooy’s side hadn’t scored a single Premier League goal at home this year, it was all looking pretty inevitable anyway.
The Foxes put up a bit of a fight and held of Liverpool‘s winner until the 77th minute, but didn’t have a shot on target.
Liverpool fans were chanting about their inevitable 20th title, before referee Stuart Attwell blew the full-time whistle on Leicester’s time in the Prem – with five matches remaining.
But Van Nistelrooy wasn’t all doom and gloom, instead smiling as he hugged Liverpool players, like Harvey Elliott in the middle of the pitch.
And Leicester fans – who once celebrated a title of their own in the 2015-16 season – were left reeling with the Van Nistelrooy’s apparent positivity.
One other fan acknowledged: “My head would be on Mars if I was a Leicester fan right now.
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“Leicester have just been relegated and van Nistelrooy is walking around with a massive grin on his face.”
A second fan said: “Van Nistelrooy laughing and joking with all the Liverpool players there. You’ve just been relegated mate.”
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While another fan added: “Ruud smiling and laughing after we’ve just been relegated. You couldn’t make it up.”
After the club’s relegation was confirmed, Van Nistelrooy said:” It’s very disappointing.
“It’s obviously not something that happened from today until tomorrow. It’s weeks leading into this.
“Although we never gave up, we kept fighting for every last bit of hope we had. That isn’t the case now.
“I expected it get more points than I was able to get over the games I was able to lead.”
Van Nistelrooy has only managed two league wins over Tottenham and West Ham, losing nearly 80 PER CENT of his Prem games in charge of the club.
Leicester were 16th in the Premier League when they sacked Steve Cooper after 12 games in November.
That decision made headlines after video emerged in the following days of Leicester’s players partying in a nightclub next to signs that read “Enzo, I miss you” – seemingly hinting at former manager Enzo Maresca.
The arrival of Van Nistelrooy saw the 2016 Champions plummet into the relegation zone, where they have remained for all-but-one matchweek since December.
And the United legend has also had his fair share of controversy to deal with, including his axing of Harry Winks and Jannik Vestergaard shocking staff by bringing his DOG to training.
Leicester joined Southampton in England’s second tier next season.
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