RUUD VAN NISTELROOY is favourite for the axe.
That's according to bookmakers talkSPORT BET, who've installed the Leicester manager at odds-on 4/7 to be the next Premier League boss sacked.
It's been yet another chastening week for the Foxes, who were hammered 4-0 by Brentford on Saturday before suffering a routine 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Thursday.
Leicester City have now lost 11 of their last 12 Premier League games having failed to score in nine of those.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has picked up just seven points from his 14 games in charge - three fewer than previous Foxes boss Steve Cooper managed this season (10 in 12 games).
And things don't look to be getting any easier in their next six fixtures, which include: Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Brighton and Liverpool.
Van Nistelrooy admitted over the weekend that the level of opposition is "too big" for his players to handle.
"From now on, I can only ask the players to play to their capabilities," he said. "So far we are doing everything we can but the level of opposition that we face is too big for us.
"It's difficult to compete. We get disappointed every week and then we have to try and pick ourselves up. They are ahead of us with their squad. It was too difficult for us to compete with them."
Ange Postecoglou is next at 6/1 despite their midweek defeat to Manchester City. Although his position looks infinitely more safe following recent wins over Manchester United and Ipswich Town.
Southampton's Ivan Juric is also available at 6/1. The Saints looked to have already lost their Premier League status with beating Derby County's record-low points seemingly their only target left for the season.
Six Premier League bosses have relieved of their duties during the 2024/25 campaign.
Manchester United's Erik ten Hag was the first casualty back in October, followed by Leicester's Steve Cooper less than a month later.
Wolves' Gary O'Neil and Southampton's Russell Martin were axed on December 15th before Julen Lopetegui was dismissed at the London Stadium after just six months in charge.
Sean Dyche was the latest top-flight manager to have been sacked, which is already double the overhaul of the entire 2023/24 campaign where only Paul Heckingbottom, Steve Cooper and Roy Hodgson left their positions.
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