Ruud van Nistelrooy enjoys winning start with Leicester

The Foxes defeated West Ham, whose boss Julen Lopetugui is under increasing pressure

Ruud van Nistelrooy got off to a winning start. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Ruud van Nistelrooy enjoyed a dream start to his reign as Leicester manager after a 3-1 win over West Ham, whose boss Julen Lopetugui is under increasing pressure.

Van Nistelrooy has replaced Steve Cooper at the King Power Stadium and saw Jamie Vardy open the scoring after just 98 seconds.