MU won big right after firing Mr. Ten Hag, what did coach Nistelrooy say?

Coach Erik ten Hag was fired after experiencing a poor performance with MU. Last weekend, the "Red Devils" lost 1-2 to West Ham in round 9 of the Premier League, dropping to 14th in the rankings with 11 points. In the Europa League, MU drew all 3 first matches of the qualifying round and is currently ranked 21st out of 36 participating teams. Assistant Rudd van Nistelrooy was assigned to take charge temporarily in the match against Leicester City and he helped MU change almost completely.

MU played with great success after firing coach Erik ten Hag

Compared to the loss to West Ham, MU only made one change in attack, letting Joshua Zirkzee start. This change helped the red half of Manchester attack effectively and at full speed in both the center and the two wings. In the first half, MU scored 4 goals against the away team. Casemiro played outstandingly and scored a double in the 15th and 39th minutes. Alejandro Garnacho - one of the most criticized players also got on the scoresheet with an impressive goal in the 28th minute. Meanwhile, MU's remaining goal in the first half was scored by Bruno Fernandes. Notably, since 2020, this is the first time MU has been able to score 4 goals in the first half.

On the opposite side, Leicester City also played with great effort, scoring 2 goals in the first half by Bilal El Khannous (minute 33) and Conor Coady (minute 45+3).

In the second half, the "Red Devils" played slowly but still had many dangerous opportunities. In the 59th minute, Bruno Fernandes completed his double with a beautiful goal, helping MU seal a resounding 5-2 victory.

Casemiro (No. 18) and Bruno Fernandes (No. 8) both scored a double.

In all competitions, this is only MU's 5th win since the start of the 2024-2025 season. Although it was only a League Cup match, the red half of Manchester has somewhat regained their spirit, looking forward to the difficult road ahead. More importantly, at the weekend, MU will have a big match with Chelsea (November 3) in the Premier League.

Coach Rudd van Nistelrooy expressed his joy: "The performance was so good, I couldn't have expected more from the players. All the goals were great and the players selected on the pitch all did their job well."

Coach Rudd van Nistelrooy has his first win

The interim MU coach was full of praise for Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes - two players who both scored a brace against Leicester City. He commented: “I am very pleased with Casemiro. The way he trains, helps the team, that is an example for the players. You also see the reaction of the crowd, they know who Casemiro is. I am very happy to have him here.

Also, I'm not worried about Bruno because I see him working hard in training and helping everyone. Bruno takes on a lot of responsibility. Today, Bruno was able to play freely and performed well. I'm very happy for him. Hopefully Bruno will score more goals."

In other matches in the English League Cup, Tottenham surprisingly defeated Man City 2-1, Arsenal defeated Preston North End 3-0 and Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/mu-thang-tung-bung-ngay-khi-sa-thai-ong-ten-hag-hlv-nistelrooy-noi-gi-185241031073153236.htm