He hopes Amad Diallo will be available to face the Foxes, while Kobbie Mainoo is “taking the right steps” in his recovery from injury but is “not in the team yet”.

Van Nistelrooy added that it was “good” that left-back Luke Shaw and fellow defender Leny Yoro were back in training after long-term injuries.

Sunday’s game will be Van Nistelrooy’s fourth and last as interim coach before Ruben Amorim takes over on Monday. He said: “It has been a special period and it was important to get through the four games as best we could. We have done very well so far, the players reacted very well in the games. Now the goal is to build I trust that and show it on Sunday with a great game ahead of us and three huge points to win.”

Asked if it will be his “second farewell” from the club, with his future at Old Trafford still uncertain, Van Nistelrooy said: “There’s not much more news from last night. Ruben and I are focused on our teams and our games. “

On how he has felt during his time as interim coach: “I have enjoyed it. The reaction of the players was spectacular. As an assistant you are quite close to the players, so in the last three months I have spent a lot of time. I spent a lot of time with the players and I got to know them very well as human beings and also as football players, where they are in their development and how I can help them. I think that relationship is helping now that we are together and we want to achieve something together.”

He continued: “That bond is there. I feel very supported, that gives me a lot of energy, and the support from the fans was obviously incredible. That also gives me a lot of confidence and energy.”

On whether being in charge has made him want to be a coach again: “The desire to continue growing within this club is stronger than the other aspect (being a coach himself). I made the deliberate decision to take on this role for two years. seasons and from then on these four games have not changed that feeling and that is why I said at the beginning what my intentions were, also after my interim job.