José Mourinho has been sacked as Manchester United manager ending a tenure that began in May 2016.
The sack follows Man U’s Sunday defeat at Liverpool.
United finally lost patience with a head coach who was not adhering to the club’s core attacking values.
Mourinho was also relieved of his duties due to a transfer spend of around £400m on 11 players that, it is understood, the club insisted were all the Portuguese’s choice.
The club also took into account the growing unhappiness from fans at the direction the club was going under Mouinho.
United will now appoint a caretaker until the end of the season but this will not be Michael Carrick, Nicky Butt, or anyone from within the club, it was gathered.
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A poor start to the Premier League season has seen United slip 19 points behind the leaders, Liverpool, and fall off the pace in the hunt for a top-four place.
The club issued a statement on Tuesday morning which read: “Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect.
“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.”
In two full seasons at Old Trafford, Mourinho won the Europa League and League Cup (2016-17) before finishing second in the Premier League last season and reaching the FA Cup final.
