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I saw Ruud van Nistelrooy's reaction to Leicester City moment that sparked Brighton comeback

'Foxes Never Quit' is a mantra used whenever Leicester City show spirit and deliver when the odds are stacked against them. Against Brighton, it applied accordingly and came at the perfect time for Ruud van Nistelrooy.

After winning his first game in charge of the club on Tuesday, Van Nistelrooy was made to show his quality as a head coach against Brighton. City found themselves 2-0 down after 79 minutes against a well-drilled team but fast forward 15 minutes, they had rescued a point.

Fans inside the stadium wouldn't have known at the time but Ipswich Town's collapse at Portman Road against Bournemouth meant Bobby De Cordova-Reid's first goal for the club moved Leicester five points clear of the relegation zone. Before the drama, they found themselves above the dotted line by just the single point.

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When Yankuba Minteh drilled his effort into the bottom corner, van Nistelrooy had no time to dwell on the poor defending by Victor Kristiansen. He was straight to the dug-out to speak to his coaching team before making two substitutes. That conversation seconds after Minteh's goal proved pivotal.

Wout Faes replaced the tired Jannik Vestergaard and Patson Daka came on for Bilal El Khannouss. Leicester's gameplan had not worked and despite nullifying Brighton partially, they had gone behind to the better team. Yet van Nistelrooy showed why the club appointed him as Steve Cooper's successor with a roll of the dice that worked out perfectly.

Daka provided an overload for Brighton's defence to deal with and while the Zambia international played no part in either goal, Igor Julio's decision to try and play out in a congested area of the pitch led to De Cordova-Reid tapping the equaliser in. Van Nistelrooy's decision to take a creative player off and replace him with a striker had worked.

When the Jamaica international equalised, TV cameras panned straight to the Leicester boss who celebrated down the touchline before embracing one of the Leicester fans close to him. A high five and hug followed before the Dutchman made his way back to the technical area.

A connection with the supporters is already blossoming. Unlike Tuesday night's win, van Nistelrooy acknowledged the loudest part of the stadium - the Kop where Union FS are positioned - with more direction to applaud their support. 'Ruud van Nistelrooy, fa la la la' echoed around the King Power Stadium as he made his way down the tunnel.

Just as it was apparent on Tuesday night, the Dutchman already has more of a relationship with the 32,000 supporters packed inside the King Power Stadium than Steve Cooper. Now, the attention turns to Newcastle next week and the possibility of more points being won.

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