Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy insists he has to “accept” the negative fan chants aimed his way after his side slumped to a seventh Premier League defeat in a row.

"You don't know what you're doing." The Leicester fans made their feelings known towards manager Ruud van Nistelrooy when he substituted attacker Bilal el Khannouss in the second half despite being a goal down.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed at the King Power in November less three weeks after leaving Manchester United and his reign has already turned sour

Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy insists he has to “accept” the negative fan chants aimed his way following their 2-0 defeat to Fulham. Chants of “you don’t know what you’re doing” echoed around the King Power Stadium following the withdrawal of Bilal El Khannouss as the home support turned hostile again.

Latest Leicester City news as Ruud van Nistelrooy provides an honest assessment of City's 2-0 defeat to Fulham

Ruud van Nistelrooy has seen Leicester fall to six successive defeats in the Premier League, with the Foxes now sitting second bottom of the top-flight table as they battle against the drop

Van Nistelrooy said of Coulibaly: "He's a strong, powerful player and very good in one-v-one situations defensively. He's good on the ball and he has a physical profile that suits the Premier League. He's also at an age where he's in the prime of his career, so we have high hopes for him to do well for us."

Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore struck in the second half as Fulham beat Leicester 2-0, inflicting a seventh successive Premier League defeat on the hosts. The Foxes provided another solid first-half showing but ultimately paid the price for a lack of quality and failed to learn their lessons from their midweek second-half collapse to Crystal Palace in a similar showing in front of their own fans.