Erik ten Hag sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after just three matches

The Dutchman is the Third former United manager to be sacked in recent days.

Erik ten Hag, who has been sacked by Bayer Leverkusen. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after just three matches in charge. He was appointed as Xabi Alonso’s successor in May after the Bundesliga-winning coach left for Real Madrid.

The former Manchester United manager was dismissed on Monday morning following Leverkusen’s 3-3 draw with Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Leverkusen surrendered two late goals, including a 94th-minute equaliser, despite Niklas Stark’s second-half red card for Bremen.

Ten Hag’s only home match in charge was a 2-1 defeat to Hoffenheim on the opening weekend of the season. Jarell Quansah had scored an early opener for Leverkusen before the visitors turned it around. They beat Sonnenhof Grossaspach 4-0 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

Ten Hag becomes the third former Manchester United manager to be sacked in the space of a week after Ole Gunnar Solskjær at Besiktas and José Mourinho at Fenerbahce.

Guardian