Leicester fans turn on Ruud van Nistelrooy after just nine games as humiliating chant heard inside the King Power

Leicester City sacked manager Steve Cooper in November after just 12 matches in charge and could be gearing up to act quickly again.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was quickly appointed as his replacement but the Foxes have arguably gotten worse. Nine games into Van Nistelrooy's leadership, they're on a dreadful run of consecutive losses and are in danger of getting cut adrift with Southampton at the bottom of the Premier League.

Leicester's defeat at home to Fulham on Saturday was their seventh in a row and left them second-from-bottom with just 14 points from 22 matches. Supporters at the King Power Stadium voiced their displeasure as Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore scored the Fulham goals.

Van Nistelrooy has won just four of Leicester's points since taking over from Cooper. He started with a win over West Ham United and a draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. He's yet to pick up a single point away from home and Leicester's form from one manager to the next is the definition of going from bad to worse.

The home fans expressed their views on Saturday with a chant of "You don't know what you're doing!" ringing around the King Power in response to Van Nistelrooy's decision to take off Bilal El Khannouss with 63 minutes played, withdrawing one of the Foxes' better players on the day with his first substitution.

Leicester's board also faced criticism from the stands. They've made two failed managerial appointments since the catastrophic blow of losing promotion-winning manager Enzo Maresca to Chelsea last summer and supporters are justifiably disappointed by their team's fortunes in their first season back in the top flight.

Ruud van Nistelrooy won his first game at Leicester but it feels like a very long time ago (Image: Getty)

Defeats against Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace put supporters on edge before Saturday's fixture. While Fulham are a difficult proposition under Marco Silva, the latest loss added to a dismal run of form for any new manager.

With his predecessor dismissed very early, Van Nistelrooy is undoubtedly at risk too.

Steve Cooper managed only three Leicester games more than Van Nistelrooy before being sacked (Image: Getty)

The Dutchman will reach Cooper's 12-game mark with three away games. Trips to Tottenham Hotspur and Everton in the Premier League and Manchester United in the FA Cup offer precious little encouragement for the former Red Devils striker as he hunts a first result away from the King Power and a long overdue end to their woeful run.