Former Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy is in line to take the head coach role at Premier League strugglers Leicester City, sources have told ESPN.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is expected to be named as the new Leicester City manager but the club's former striker Alan Smith isn't convinced that the Dutchman is the right man for the job

Sutyon: The best appointment the club could make. He might end up doing an Enzo Maresca and leave us quickly, but he will keep us up. He already knows our weaknesses - he beat us twice!