West Ham United have confirmed tonight that they have sacked first team manager Manuel Pellegrini with immediate effect.
It came on the day they took on Leicester City and ended up losing 2-1 (highlights for that game click HERE), but also where they paid tribute to Martin Peters, a much loved figure from the club’s short-lived glory days.
Joint-Chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold, along with the Board and everyone at West Ham United, would like to place on record their thanks to Manuel for his service over the past 18 months.
Mr Sullivan said: “It is with great disappointment that we’ve had to make this decision. Manuel is a gentleman and it has been a real pleasure to work with someone of his calibre.
“However, it has become clear that that a change is required to get the Club back on track in line with our ambitions this season. We felt it was necessary to act now in order to give the new manager as much time as possible to try and achieve that goal.”
The Hammers’ latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th in the Premier League table, one point above the relegation zone.
Pellegrini departs after 18 months in charge, having been appointed in May 2018 on a three-year deal.
After finding gout that Manuel Pellegrini has been sacked by West Ham, fans took to give their reaction but also say who they wanted to replace him – see those tweets on the next page.
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