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Former Manchester United striker and interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has dropped one of his Leicester stars following a recent confrontation.
The Dutchman took over at the King Power Stadium in December 2024, only a month after losing his interim manager role at Old Trafford.
The United legend was brought back to the club in the summer as part of INEOS’ coaching staff overhaul to support then-manager Erik ten Hag.
However, when ten Hag was sacked in October, van Nistelrooy was promoted to interim manager for two weeks, where he led United undefeated, to then be replaced by Ruben Amorim and his Sporting CP coaches.
Unfortunately for the legendary striker, his second stint at Old Trafford only lasted four months, however, the Dutchman wasn’t short of management options after leaving United.
Ultimately van Nistelrooy ended up with The Foxes, with his job now in question as Leicester fight to avoid relegation currently sat in 19th place in the Premier League.
Now, The Telegraph has reported that van Nistelrooy has had a bust up with Foxes star Harry Winks, axing the midfielder from his squad.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy and Harry Winks in heated row
The confrontation came over the international break as Winks declined the request to stay overnight one day a week at Leicester’s training ground.
Winks is one of three senior Leicester players who have a commute of over 90 miles to the Seagrave complex, with the former England international having private reasons for commuting each day from Hertfordshire.
However, when Winks declined the request to stay over at the training facility for one night, van Nistelrooy reacted angrily, perceiving the rejections as indiscipline, excluding the midfielder from the clash with Manchester City.
It’s not yet known if Winks will be back in the squad for Leicester’s Monday night fixture against Newcastle, with the row reportedly getting very heated.
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Source: Centred Devils