Signing the French defender is a start but, as the Crystal Palace match showed, Ruud van Nistelrooy has a lot to fix

Since replacing Steve Cooper as Leicester City manager in November, Ruud van Nistelrooy has overseen seven defeats in nine Premier League matches, winning just once

It is the most played fixture in the competition where at least one of the sides was in their first season after promotion in every single meeting.

Leicester City have signed French full-back Woyo Coulibaly from Parma for a reported fee of £3m. Coulibaly, 25, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal after an agreement was reached with the Italian club,

Defensively, Coulibaly uses his pace to track back and averaged 4.98 recoveries per 90 in Serie A, ranking third among full-backs behind Fiorentina’s Dodo and Lazio’s Nuno Tavares. But there are issues to be ironed out too as his ball-focused defending can drag him out of position, leaving space for opposition forwards to exploit.

Leicester comfortably beat third-tier Stoke to reach the Women's FA Cup fifth round, while Portsmouth see off Blackburn.

Crystal Palace make it 2-0 against Leicester City thanks to captain Marc Guehi's lovely finish at the far post.

Crystal Palace kept up their impressive away form in the Premier League as second half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi handed them a 2-0 win at struggling Leicester City on Wednesday.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy is experiencing his hardest challenge in his managerial career having only picked up one win since joining Leicester City