Ruud van Nistelrooy jokes he will text Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after first Manchester United win

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Man Utd defeated Leicester City 5-2 to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Ruud van Nistelrooy joked he would text Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he defeated Leicester City in his first match as Manchester United interim head coach.

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It is unclear how many games Van Nistelrooy will be in charge of United for as they work on a deal to appoint Sporting boss Ruben Amorim as their new head coach, but he did himself no harm with their comprehensive win on Wednesday night.

Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes both grabbed a brace in the 5-2 win, while Alejandro Garnacho scored the other as United scored five goals against Premier League opposition for the first time since Solskjaer was in charge.

There were also similarities in the match to the Norwegian's first game in charge as caretaker manager when they defeated Cardiff City 5-1 and after the game, Van Nistelrooy joked he would text his former teammate about the similarity. "OK. Well, I draw with Ole. I will text him about this. Thanks to the players, it happened," he joked with MUTV.

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When quizzed by Sky Sports if he will stay on as interim until a new permanent head coach is appointed, he added: "Of course – I came here as an assistant to help the club. Now in this role, I’m helping as long as needed. In the future in any capacity, I’m here to help the club further to build towards the future that’s what I'm here for. I’m here to help and serve and give my everything for the club in any capacity with so many people here around me that want the best for the club and that will never change."

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