As one manager celebrated his first game in charge, another may have endured his last. Ruud Van Nistelrooy enjoyed a fortuitous but hard-earned victory as he could luxuriate in seeing Leicester move four points clear of the relegation zone but Julen Lopetegui must be fearing for the worst.
Having spent over £100m on new players in the summer, without seeing any marked improvement in the play or results of David Moyes’s team, the former Wolves manager might be relieved to still be in post by the time his previous club visit the London Stadium on Monday.
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