Against the odds, Leicester City boosted their chances of survival after beating Tottenham on the weekend.
Despite going one-nil down following a first-half goal from Richarlison, Leicester City came back to beat Tottenham 2-1.
The Foxes’ fourth Premier League win of the season saw them leapfrog Wolves and move into 17th — the first time they’ve been out of the relegation since mid-December.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  EvertonEverton | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 |  LeicesterLeicester | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 17 |
| 18 |  WolvesWolves | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 16 |
However, despite the magnitude of Sunday’s result, Paul Scholes isn’t totally convinced Leicester City’s owners made the right choice in appointing Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Paul Scholes surprised Ruud van Nistelrooy became a manager
Having spent four years playing together at Manchester United, Paul Scholes knows Van Nistelrooy well.
However, despite sharing a dressing room with the Leicester City manager between 2006 and 2010 and the pair working under Sir Alex Ferguson, Scholes has admitted to being surprised that his old teammate chose management after retirement.
“No, probably not,” the former midfielder said on The Overlap when asked if he expected Van Nistelrooy to manage after playing.
“I think Leicester took a bit of a gamble on him really didn’t they, from what they’d seen in three or four games at Man United which was good, but no, never really seen him as a coaching type. I know he did his little bit in Holland [managing PSV], and I’m not surprised it hasn’t gone as well as he probably would’ve liked because the experience just isn’t there.”
Even though Van Nistelrooy is a former teammate of his, Scholes went on to suggest Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha made a mistake by not hiring a different manager.
Says Leicester should’ve hired rival manager instead
Scholes thinks David Moyes, who recently returned to Everton after leaving his position at West Ham, would have been the smarter choice given his wealth of experience of managing in the Premier League.
“You think of Everton employing David Moyes and you think if Leicester had employed David Moyes, you’d have thought ‘Yeah, they’ve got half a chance of staying up’. Look, they still might have half a chance of staying up after beating Tottenham at the weekend it’s just that experience and that organisation — it’s so vital when you come to these Premier League teams.
“He did it with West Ham; David Moyes. Ruud just hasn’t yet got that history to say that he’s going to get you out of it [relegation battle].”
The Toffees have won two of their first three matches, including a 1-0 victory away to Brighton last time out since Moyes returned.
Their improved results have seen them move from within just one point of the relegation zone to seven.