Ruud van Nistelrooy felt the wrath of angry Leicester fans as they slumped to a seventh consecutive leave defeat at a toxic King Power Stadium.
Seven weeks after being appointed to great excitement, the Dutchman’s decision to substitute the creative Bilal El Khannouss at 1-0 was greeted by boos and chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing”.
Fed-up supporters also called for the head of director of football Jon Rudkin and sang “Sack the Board” – never a good sign for managers in case owners are looking for a scapegoat.
Van Nistelrooy didn’t try to hide the reality afterwards: ‘We weren’t good enough in all aspects of the game,’ admitted the Dutchman.