Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy feels the fight for Premier League survival will go down to the final game of the season but "the belief" to stay up is "definitely still there". The Foxes' defeat to Crystal Palace on Wednesday was their sixth successive loss in the league and they remain second from bottom.
Van Nistelrooy, who has only been at the club for seven weeks, remains relaxed and confident in his squad's ambition to survive and they are only two points away from the safety line.
Leicester City head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy is confident his team have what it takes to bounce back from their poor form.
Van Nistelrooy said of Coulibaly: "He's a strong, powerful player and very good in one-v-one situations defensively. He's good on the ball and he has a physical profile that suits the Premier League. He's also at an age where he's in the prime of his career, so we have high hopes for him to do well for us."
Marco Silva is not attaching any significance to the fact Leicester City are on a six-game losing run in the Premier League – and backed their performance in the loss to Crystal Palace. The Fulham coach takes his team to the King Power Stadium tomorrow (3pm), looking to inflict a seventh straight reverse on the embattled Foxes.
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And Palace again punished Leicester’s wastefulness as Guehi wrapped up the points in the 78th minute. Eberechi Eze’s dinked free-kick dropped for the England defender, who lashed high into the net for his third goal of the season.
Ruben Amorim says he is looking forward to catching up with Ruud van Nistelrooy after Manchester United were drawn against Leicester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup. United, the defending champions, secured their spot in the next round after a spirited victory over 14-time winners Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
A sixth successive league defeat for Leicester City was a major blow to the club, said manager Ruud van Nistelrooy after a 2-0 home loss to Crystal Palace on Wednesday kept them floundering near the foot of the Premier League.