Leicester City are back in Premier League action against Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
Incoming manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will not take charge of Leicester City vs Brentford but should be watching on from the stands.
Instead, Ben Dawson will oversee the fixture on Saturday along with set-piece coach Andrew Hughes and goalkeeping coach Danny Alcock.
Leicester head into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea that leaves them 16th in the Premier League table.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 14 |  West HamWest Ham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 |  LeicesterLeicester | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 9 |
Brentford, meanwhile, have won two of their last five league outings and currently sit 11th in the division.
Ahead of the tie, Paul Merson shared his Brentford vs Leicester score prediction and is backing the Midlands outfit to lose once more.
- READ MORE: Ruud van Nistelrooy in transfer battle with Man Utd to secure ‘new Salah’ for Leicester City
What Ben Dawson did after Leicester City sacked Steve Cooper
Prior to the match, Leicester cancelled their Brentford press conference on Thursday afternoon.
It was instead moved to Friday morning with Dawson the man facing all the difficult questions.
The Foxes coach discussed a number of topics in the presser but was coy on the impending arrival of Van Nistelrooy.
Instead, he did answer questions on Cooper being let go by the club, revealing he messaged the former Nottingham Forest boss to check he was ok.
He said: “A little bit unexpected [Cooper being let go]. A few messages back and forth to check he’s okay. Never nice when three good players lose their jobs. Then the focus was on the game.”
- READ MORE: Chris Sutton sends Leicester City warning to Ruud van Nistelrooy – Steve Cooper couldn’t solve it
How Leicester City players reacted to Steve Cooper sacking
While Dawson reached out to Cooper, it appears the players were not so loving in their response.
So far, not a single Leicester played has sent a message to Cooper after his exit, which is pretty surprising given this happens almost every time a player leaves or joins a club.
To make matters worse, the Leicester player’s disrespect toward Cooper was highlighted last weekend.
The club had their annual Christmas party with a number of stars spotted holding up a sign that read ‘Enzo I miss u’, of course referring to the man who was in charge last season, Enzo Maresca.