Erik ten Hag's Man United recommendation 'could join' Ruud van Nistelrooy at Leicester City

Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy is reportedly eyeing one of Erik ten Hag's former assistants to be his number two at Leicester City.

Van Nistelrooy was appointed as assistant to Ten Hag in the summer after Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren both left the club. United also managed the coup of adding Go Ahead Eagles' manager Rene Hake to their backroom staff, with Ten Hag a long term admirer of hiw work, as Ineos looked to revitalise their coaches.

Unfortunately for Ten Hag, this fresh lease of life lasted merely a matter of a couple of months as a historically poor start to the season culminated with the Dutchman being sacked by the board at the end of October. Van Nistelrooy was kept on as interim alongside Hake until November 11 when Ruben Amorim became head coach.

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The Portuguese's arrival led to the departure of Ten Hag's coaches but Van Nistelrooy does not look like he will have been unemployed for long. It is being widely reported that the former PSV Eindhoven manager will be returning to the Premier League with the Foxes after they sacked Steve Cooper last weekend.

According to The Times, Van Nistelrooy could be looking to add Hake to his coaching team ahead of his appointment at the King Power Stadium. However, there is no word on whether the former striker will be looking to add Jelle ten Rouwelaar or Pieter Morel to his team after they joined the duo out of United earlier this month.

If Van Nistelrooy was to be appointed Leicester manager, he would be reunited with United on March 15 when the Reds travel to the East Midlands in the Premier League. During his spell in interim