It was Vardy who broke Van Nistelrooy’s record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games when he achieved 11 in a row for Leicester in 2015. That was the obvious topic of conversation when the two met on Van Nistelrooy’s first day as Leicester manager.

Ruud van Nistelrooy finds himself coaching Jamie Vardy at Leicester City - with the Foxes man previously beating his Premier League record for goals in consecutive games

Ruud van Nistelrooy made the claim about Jamie Vardy during his first press conference as Leicester City boss.