What a send-off for Ruud van Nistelroory and what a day for Bruno Fernandes.

By the end of next week, Ruben Amorim and his own backroom crew may have replaced the temporary manager.

Ruud van Nistelrooy left United as manager in grand fashion.

Under Van Nistelrooy, Bruno Fernandes scored four goals in four games.

The captain hit a spectacular curler from the box’s edge.

It was Victor Kristiansen who scored the second goal.

Alejandro Garnacho scored an incredible third goal.

It will be up to Amorim, but Van Nistelrooy wants to stay in some role, as do the players and supporters.

The Dutch goal-scoring legend’s personal aspirations to become manager of Old Trafford someday would swing the scales.

That is the last thing any new manager wants to worry about.

It’s not like this is the safest job in world football, let’s face it.

Since Sir Alex left Manchester United in 2013, the next head coach from Sporting Lisbon will be the sixth person to hold the position.

That excludes Ralf Rangnick, the interim manager, and the three players who stepped in: Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, and now Van Nistelrooy.

In reference to Ratcliffe, the club’s current part-owner was on the field prior to kickoff to give Fernandes a framed shirt in honor of his 250th club appearance.

Presumably, the club, not the player, covered the cost.

The 30-year-old Red Devils skipper was therefore prepared to celebrate the event in a big way, and he did exactly that.

Although it was called an own goal by Victor Kristiansen, he forced the second goal and scored the first.

Then he helped Alejandro Garnacho score the third goal.

That amounts to 83 goals and 72 assists for Fernandes, the Portuguese star, since he left Sporting Lisbon in January 2020.

He is without a doubt the greatest acquisition made since Sir Alex.

Although the standard isn’t particularly high, he has set an example for the others ever since he arrived at Old Trafford.

When things go wrong here, the manager is frequently the first target, followed by the man wearing the armband.

For a while now, they have been.

But don’t question his contribution to this team during challenging circumstances.

On and off the field, he applies and is very dedicated to the badge.

Because he cares so much, critics use his arm-flapping antics as a stick to beat him.

Here, against a miserable Leicester, he opened the score in the seventeenth minute.

Noussair Mazraoui gave him a thrown-in on the left, and he curled a shot from the area’s edge into the far bottom corner following a brief pass-along with Amad Diallo.

Why is it always the corner flag? Let’s celebrate by going to the corner flag.

His teammates gathered around him as the cries of “Bruno” increased.

A fantastic start, but since this is Manchester United in the current era, the opposition will always have an opportunity to rally.

Wilfred Nididi was put through clean by Facundo Buonanotte in the 28th minute, but Andre Onana was out to him and blocked his attempt.

Then, when Buonanotte had a look on goal, Mazraoui’s incredible challenge took the ball away from him.

The Reds’ concern was brief, though, as number two entered the game in the 38th minute.

Mazraoui provided the cross from the left, and Fernandes flicked it in with the top of his thigh before Victor Kristiansen headed it in.

The skipper still got the praise even though the Leicester player called it an own goal.

Rasmus Hojlund was definitely not a threat in front of goal, so it was fortunate that Fernandes was.

It was lucky that Fernandes was in front of goal because Rasmus Hojlund was undoubtedly not a threat.

The reception he received when he was finally caught in the 75th minute was, to put it mildly, kind but not nearly as bad as that which his successor, Joshua Zirkzee, received.

After investing millions of dollars over the last decade, has this famous club chosen to offer stark alternatives?

Van Nistelrooy finished with three wins and a tie, his name being shouted as the match came to a close.

“I genuinely believe that my affection for each and every one of you has only increased throughout this time,” he added.

“I will be supporting our new head coach, Ruben Amorim, starting tomorrow, and I encourage everyone who cares about the team to follow suit.”

Do you remember anything, Sir Alex? David Moyes left ten months later, possibly eleven years ago.

The revolving door keeps spinning. Next up.