Tottenham Hotspur's head coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, has been fired.
In the Premier League, Tottenham is 10 points adrift of champions Chelsea following Saturday's 3-0 home loss to Manchester United.
Nuno, 47, got a two-year contract in June after a lengthy hunt for Jose Mourinho's replacement.
Spurs are on the lookout for their fourth permanent manager in three years, following Nuno's departure from Wolves in May after four seasons in command.
"The club can today confirm that Nuno Esprito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa, and Antonio Dias have been dismissed of their duties," a statement from Spurs said.
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"I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed, and I hate that we have had to make this decision," said Spurs managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
"Nuno is a gentleman who will always be welcomed here." We'd want to express our gratitude to him and his coaching staff, as well as our best wishes for the future."
Nuno's decision to replace Lucas Moura with Steven Bergwijn in the second half of the defeat against United, which came after a Premier League loss at West Ham the weekend before, was booed by Tottenham fans.
Spurs fans reportedly chanted "we want Levy gone," with England captain Harry Kane, who announced his intention to leave the club throughout the summer, being a source of annoyance for some.
Roy Keane has stated that he is not surprised by Tottenham's current poor form.
No-shots are "boring," according to Keane. Spurs
After their lifeless effort on Saturday Night Football, Roy Keane slammed Tottenham as "boring."
Spurs haven't had a shot on target in their last two hours and 16 minutes of football since Harry Kane's 44th-minute header against West Ham, and Keane was critical of their performance.
"Spurs are boring," Sky Sports analyst Keane opined. "It's tedious to watch them."
"You're after a sense of urgency." Nothing. They were so awful that I couldn't believe it."
Jamie O'Hara, a former Tottenham midfielder, called the club's defeat at home to Manchester United a disgrace and chastised Nuno Espirito Santo for his lack of vision.
Kane appeared to be singled out for boos from the crowd, and Keane believes the England captain has still not "recovered" from being refused a summer transfer away from Tottenham.
"It's not a good combination when you don't keep clean sheets and you think of Spurs as a goal-scoring team, but they aren't even doing that." It's also the type of defeats they've suffered," Keane explained.
"You have to feel sorry for the manager because he came in expecting he'd be working with a world-class striker in Kane, but the saga has dragged on." Kane hasn't recovered, and neither has the team."
Since Harry Kane's effort in the 44th minute against West Ham, Tottenham has not had a shot on target in their last two hours and 16 minutes of play.
Since Harry Kane's effort in the 44th minute against West Ham, Tottenham has not had a shot on target in their last two hours and 16 minutes of play.
Fellow "This was the perfect game for Man Utd because Spurs are toothless; the stats tell you that - hardly a shot on target," Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness agreed with Keane.
"They're counting on Kane, Son, and Moura to provide a spark, but they don't appear like the players they used to be."
"If you're a Spurs fan, you're going to the game with no idea what you're going to get." They're toothless, and today they were just mediocre."
"At Spurs, it might be a challenging season." You're curious as to where they're going. "At best, mid-table."
Source; Skysport