Ruud van Nistelrooy shrugged off any suggestion he could be sacked after Leicester slumped to another dismal defeat at West Ham.The Foxes looked like they were waving the white flag in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League during an abject first half.

If there is a resignation that Leicester’s Premier League place is no longer salvageable then decisions must be made now

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester City are bleeding out, but the boss won’t wave the white flag. Thursday’s 2-0 flop at West Ham left them five points adrift of safety, a gutless first half sealing their fate.