Ruud van Nistelrooy stated he desires conversations about subsequent season with Leicester Metropolis’s hierarchy after their Premier League relegation was confirmed on Sunday.

Leicester had been overwhelmed by league leaders Liverpool 1-0 on the King Energy Stadium, with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 76th-minute strike the distinction within the contest.

The Foxes have earned simply eight factors since Van Nistelrooy changed Steve Cooper again in November, with their poor kind at house persevering with in opposition to Liverpool.

Certainly, Leicester turned the primary crew in top-flight historical past to go 9 consecutive house league video games with out scoring.

Sunday’s defeat was additionally the primary league match on the King Energy Stadium by which Leicester did not land a shot on track since February 2023 in opposition to Arsenal.

Leicester have now been relegated from the Premier League for the fifth time. Solely Norwich Metropolis (six) and West Bromwich Albion (5) have ever suffered extra.

“I’m very upset that it’s a particular now. We saved hoping and preventing, however during the last weeks we noticed the hole rising,” Van Nistelrooy stated.

“You then see it coming, though we by no means gave up, and we shifted the main target in direction of the longer term to make use of these video games and end the season as greatest as doable.

“Subsequent season the Championship will begin and it’s my job to do the perfect issues doable for the membership.

“I’m working within the coming weeks, it’s my job to do every little thing in the perfect pursuits of Leicester Metropolis.”

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Leicester have endured a depressing return to the top-flight this season, choosing up simply 18 factors from their 33 video games to date this marketing campaign.

Solely already relegated Southampton (78) have conceded extra objectives than Leicester (73) within the Premier League this season.

And with a return to the Championship now confirmed, Van Nistelrooy conceded that he was uncertain about his future with the Foxes.

“I’m ready on the readability of the membership and the way they need to proceed. It’s the objective to guide the membership. I’ve to attend on how the membership sees issues and take it from there,” he added.

Conor Coady echoed the frustration of his supervisor, suggesting that Leicester’s performances this time period haven’t been as much as the usual that the top-flight calls for.

“We’ve not been adequate all season. I assumed we performed fairly properly at present, moved the ball properly and nullified Liverpool – they’re a world-class aspect,” Coady added.

“However we glance again on this season, and it’s not been anyplace close to adequate.

“We’ve acquired to have a look at ourselves as gamers within the mirror. We’ve to now, what’s occurred has occurred.

“We’ve to try to put this membership in a greater place come the summer time as a result of we haven’t been adequate.

“We’ve took a little bit of stick and we’ll proceed to take stick as a result of it’s deserved.

“From minute one this season, we haven’t been at a stage to totally compete within the Premier League and it’s important to be as a result of it’ll chew you up and spit you out.

“It’s one thing we’ve to have a look at as a result of we’re completely devastated.”