Bad news for Ruud van Nistelrooy as he could lose Leicester assistant manager to Huddersfield Town

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s future at Leicester City is uncertain.

Leicester have lost seven consecutive Premier League games under his stewardship and have been cut 12 points adrift of 17th-placed Woves.

Leicester were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City on Wednesday evening, which near enough sealed their fate back to the Championship.

Foxes fans urged the club to sack Van Nistelrooy after the game, with many growing tired of his team selections.

The decision rests on Jon Rudkin and Khun Top, who have already had to outlay a substantial sum of cash on the sacking of Steve Cooper.

And, there’s yet more bad news for Van Nistelrooy as he could be left without an assistant manager soon.

Huddersfield Town eye Leicester coach Brian Barry-Murphy

Leicester only recently hired Brian Barry-Murphy to Van Nistelrooy’s coaching staff, but he could already be on the move.

The former Manchester City assistant manager is being eyed by League One promotion hopefuls Huddersfield Town, who recently sacked Michael Duff.

Daily Mail journalist Mike Keegan claims Barry-Murphy is admired by Town, who are reconsidering their decision to stick with caretaker boss Jon Worthington until the end of the season.

The West Yorkshire club are expected to pose as an attractive proposition for the Leicester coach, who has already made his intentions clear of becoming a first-team manager one day.

Barry-Murphy wants to become first-team manager

Speaking after his Man City exit last summer, Barry-Murphy told The Athletic that he wanted to become a first-team manager.

“I’ve been pretty clear for a while that I wanted to move on,” the 46-year-old said. “It might sound unusual, as I would sum up my period at Manchester City as the most insightful of my life in football, because of who I was working with.