Tottenham have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo after an alarming drop in form.
The 47-year-old was only appointed as Jose Mourinho's permanent successor in June, but it was apparent at the time of his arrival that he was not the club's first - or even second or third - choice to take charge of first team affairs.
Nuno got off to a decent enough start in north London, winning each of Spurs' opening three Premier League games, but an abysmal performance in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday has followed a number of desperately poor recent displays - ones that have seen the club slip to convincing defeats to Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Arsenal, as well as narrow losses to West Ham and Vitesse - the latter in the Europa Conference League.
Things have dropped off so quickly, Spurs have decided to remove Nuno from his position before their place in the Premier League's top ten comes under threat - confirming his departure in an official statement.
"The Club can today announce that Nuno Espírito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have been relieved of their duties," it read.
