Jose Mourinho has
been sacked by Manchester United following a string of poor performances.
The Red
Devils currently sit sixth in the Premier League table having already lost
five times in 17 matches, leaving them 19 points behind leaders Liverpool and
11 off fourth-placed Chelsea in the fight for Champions League places.
Mourinho has
continued to drop hints that he remains unhappy, following a summer transfer window in which he routinely complained at a lack of signings, with the Portuguese unable to persuade the club's hierarchy to sign a new centre-back. He now leaves after two-and-a-half years in charge at Old Trafford, with
his final match in charge being Sunday's 3-1 defeat to arch-rivals Liverpool.
"Manchester
United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate
effect," a statement read. "The club would
like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to
wish him success in the future. A
new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season,
while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time
manager."
Mourinho
replaced Louis van Gaal in the United dugout in the summer of 2016 and was
tasked with leading the 20-time English champions back to the top of the
domestic game after a barren three years since Sir Alex Ferguson's reteriment.
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