Leicester City have made two changes to their coaching set up following a run of dreadful results in the Premier League, but manager Ruud van Nistelrooy remains in his post, the club confirmed on Monday.

Two of Van Nistelrooy’s assistants — Ben Dawson and Danny Alcock — have departed in the wake of a 4-0 home loss to Brentford that left Leicester five points from safety.
It was their sixth straight home defeat without scoring, a record in the Premier League.

Van Nistelrooy took charge in November and has had 13 games in the Premier League, winning just two of them and losing 10 to leave his position under threat.
This is just his second senior role in management, after a spell with PSV Eindhoven. He also had a brief stint this season as interim manager at Manchester United, where he spent five years as a player.
Dawson and Alcock were first-team coaches who joined Leicester at the start of the season and served first under Steve Cooper, who was sacked in November and replaced by Van Nistelrooy.
“We place on record our thanks to Ben and Danny for their contribution and service and wish them both well in the next steps of their respective careers,” a club statement said.

Manchester United have announced plans to make up to another 200 staff redundant as part of their continuing cost-cutting measures.
United announced their first wave of job losses last season with around 250 employees leaving in the summer. The latest cuts — unveiled just days after the one-year anniversary of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as co-owner — will be in addition to those redundancies and will affect between 150 and 200 club staff.

“We have a responsibility to put Manchester United in the strongest position to win across our men’s, women’s and academy teams,” CEO Omar Berrada said in a statement released on Monday. “We are initiating a wide-ranging series of measures which will transform and renew the club.

“Unfortunately, this means announcing further potential redundancies and we deeply regret the impact on those affected colleagues. However, these hard choices are necessary to put the club back on a stable financial footing.”
Sources says that staff will find out if they are affected by the cuts between April and June.
United have announced losses of more than £300 million ($379m) over the last three years.
Last week, the club issued their latest financial results which showed revenues have dropped to £198.7m for the final three months of 2024, down from £225.8m for the same period a year earlier.

In addition to further redundancies, United are planning to move some staff from offices at Old Trafford to their Carrington training ground. There will also be a “reduced presence” at their London office in Mayfair.

In a staff meeting on Monday, staff were also informed that free lunches at Old Trafford will come to an end. A source said that bosses expect the move to save the club more than £1m every year.

Sources added  that the club will focus its charitable donations on the Manchester United Foundation (MUF) and Manchester United Disabled Supporters’ Association, with conversations ongoing with the MUF over the value of the contributions.