Manchester United announced the end of cooperation with Erik ten Hag on Monday, October 28. His place was temporarily taken by the current assistant, Ruud van Nistelrooy, a club legend from Old Trafford. The debut on the coaching bench was spectacular and effective.
Manchester United “freed themselves” from Erik ten Hag and fired back. Ruud van Nistelrooy can be proud
In the 1/8 match final The 20-time English champions competed against Leicester City in the English League Cup. And after a quarter of an hour they opened the scoring with a goal Casemiro. And this was only the beginning of great emotions in the first half.
A real cannonade began in the 28th minute. First, Alejandro Garnacho took advantage of Diogo Dalot's pass, and soon Bilal El Khanouss scored a goal. Then Bruno Fernandes scored a free kick (there was a ricochet on the way), and three minutes after the Portuguese's goal, Casemiro was very alert in the penalty area and the score was 4-1. However, before the break, Conor Coady reduced the hosts' lead.
In the second half the pace slowed down significantly fans at Old Trafford they saw one goal. Fernandes scored it, taking advantage of a disastrous mistake by Caleb Okole, who passed too easily to his own goalkeeper, who was helpless in a one-on-one situation with the Portuguese. He passed the opponent and kicked the ball into the empty goal. Leicester, playing with a strong reserve line-up, was no longer able to respond.
1/8 final of the English League Cup: Manchester United – Leicester City 5:2
- goals: Casemiro 15', 39; Alejandro Garnacho 28'; Bruno Fernandes 36', 59' – Bilal El Khanouss 33'
Even such an impressive victory will not allow van Nistelrooy to keep his job. Ruben Amorim will be the new coach of Manchester United, as already announced by Sporting, the club hiring the Portuguese coach..