Ruud van Nistelrooy has already given Manchester United a huge hint as to how his Leicester City side will set up.
Van Nistelrooy is one of the worst Premier League managers in history after 15 league games following the Foxes’ defeat against Chelsea last weekend.
Leicester haven’t scored in over 500 minutes of football and Van Nistelrooy highlighted their barren run of luck after they squandered a great chance to make it 1-0, shortly after Mads Hermansen saved Cole Palmer’s penalty.
The Foxes now have to face Man United for a fourth time this season across all competitions in the final fixture before the international break.
By the time they play each other, Leicester could be eight points adrift of safety so it’s simply a case of three points or nothing.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy reveals what formation he will use against Man United
The Leicester boss surprised everyone before Chelsea after Van Nistelrooy made a huge tactical tweak by swapping to a 5-3-2 formation.
It was a tactical change that was praised by Leicester fans and also saw many Foxes first-teamers impress.
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James Justin, a Leicester scapegoat, thrived on the right-hand side as well as outcast Luke Thomas, who was singled out by Van Nistelrooy.
Although they left Stamford Bridge empty-handed, the Dutchman has suggested they will stick with the new formation this weekend.
He told Leicester’s YouTube channel: “After a week of investing in the shape, on and off the ball, the way the performance was (against Chelsea), for me, I couldn’t have expected it to go so well.
“We looked solid. Also, going forward we had more support around Jamie (Vardy). So it was a very positive development in that sense after only a week’s work.
“So for me it’s something to take into next week and see how we can do better and show it in next week’s game.”
Ruud van Nistelrooy explains Jannik Vestergaard absence from Leicester lineup
As well as the formation change, one of the biggest calls the Leicester manager made was to exclude Jannik Vestergaard from the squad altogether.
Van Nistelrooy said there was no issue with Vestergaard in the run up to the game after a bombshell article revealed he had brought his dog to the training ground.
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However, with the return of the likes of Ricardo Pereira to the squad, Vestergaard was one of the names omitted from the squad. Out of the 22-man team too was Kasey McAteer, Odsonne Edouard and Oliver Skipp.
“There were a couple of players not selected for the squad and they are not injured,” stated the 48-year-old.