Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been sacked after a string of bad results.
The Dutchman, 54, was informed on Monday morning after two and a half years in charge, a day after the team lost 2-1 at West Ham.
A statement from the club said: “We are grateful to Erik for everything he has done during his time with us and wish him well for the future.”
Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former United striker who was assistant manager, will take charge of the team as interim head coach while a permanent head coach is recruited.
Ten Hag survived a summer review by the club’s hierarchy after an FA Cup final victory over rivals Manchester City in May and was even given a contract extension in July.
It came despite United ending last season in eighth place – their lowest-ever Premier League finish – and crashing out of the Champions League before Christmas.
A series of bad results, including 3-0 home defeats to Tottenham and Liverpool, seriously dented the side’s start to the Premier League season this year, in which they have won only three times.
Sunday’s defeat left them 14th in the Premier League with 11 points from nine games.
Ten Hag’s sacking, which will cost United around £13.5million, was a unanimous decision by the club’s board in the wake of the Hammers’ defeat.
It was felt the club’s on-field results were not good enough and there were no excuses for the position United are in, although Ten Hag is understood to have been ‘taken aback’ by the timing of his dismissal.
Ten Hag signed a three-year deal with United in 2022, taking over from the club’s interim coach Ralf Rangnick after former coach and club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer departed.
United won the Carabao Cup in 2023 and beat rivals Manchester City – the Premier League champions – to win the 2024 FA Cup final in a surprise 2-1 victory at Wembley at the end of last season.
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