A 4-0 defeat at home to Brentford piles pressure on relegation-threatened Foxes boss Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester City's bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League hit a historic low on Friday,

Ruud van Nistelrooy explained his reasons for turning to Leicester City legend Andy King as the Foxes battle relegation from the Premier League. King was a long-serving midfielder for Leicester, coming through the club’s academy and playing a key role in their rise up the divisions before sensationally winning the title in 2015-16.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester fell to a sixth straight home defeat in the Premier League, being trounced by an impressive Brentford side.

Owynn & Mike Stowell with all the headlines of Ruud van Nistelrooy's press conference.

It's a grim period for Leicester City. The former Premier League champions seem destined for their second relegation in three years, and the disconnect between fans and the club has never been greater.

Leicester City. Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy speaking to Sky Sports on the one change to his starting line-up: "A new week, new chances for

Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy believes his side will start to win matches if his side continue to perform like they did in the Foxes' 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy remains committed to Leicester's and insisted he still views his future at the club as long term. The Foxes manager has lost 10 of his past 11 games, including Friday's damaging 4-0 home defeat by Brentford.

"He [Van Nistelrooy] used a word that I really don't like in this situation: hope. Hope does not keep you in the Premier League. You can't keep picking the same team and crossing your fingers before you go out. It's just going to be the same as what we've seen.

Ruud van Nistelrooy insists he plans to remain with Leicester regardless of whether or not they're relegated from the Premier League with his contract committing him to the club for two more years

But Ruud van Nistelrooy may be about to discover that a quickie divorce can be on the cards if those errors keep occurring. Leicester City appointed the former interim Manchester United manager as the replacement for Steve Cooper on December 1 and they celebrated by beating West Ham 3-1 at the King Power Stadium before drawing 2-2 with visiting Brighton.