Two from Casemiro - the opener a screamer - and Bruno Fernandes plus one from Alejandro Garnacho wipes away the dog-days gloom of Erik ten Hag's tenure and is an apt gift to Ruben Amorim should he be in place for Chelsea's visit on Sunday.
With United pushing to appoint Sporting's head coach as the Ten Hag's permanent successor, Van Nistelrooy's stint will end as soon as the wrangling over abbreviating the 39-year-old's 30-day notice period reaches rapprochement. Yet if Sunday is too soon, Van Nistelrooy will more than relish trying to plot a way past Enzo Maresca's fifth-positioned team.
Van Nistelrooy, dapper in a turtleneck, dark jacket and trousers ensemble, set out his manifesto to take on Leicester, who arrived two points and a place - 15th - below United in the league: "Hopefully lots of possession and attacks. That's what Man United is about."
Joshua Zirkzee, one of three changes, could do precisely this when roving in but, as is the faultline in his game, the wrong option was chosen, and the Foxes escaped.
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