West Ham have sacked Manuel Pellegrini as manager after a series of poor results.

The Hammers were beaten at home after Kelechi Iheanacho and Demarai Gray handed visiting Leicester City 2-1 victory to add to the miseries of the Chilean.

The club said in a statemet that: “West Ham United can confirm that Manuel Pellegrini has left the club with immediate effect.

“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.”

According to SkySports, Former Manchester United boss David Moyes has been contacted by the Hammers to succeed Pellegrini.

Moyes saved the Hammers from relegation during the 2017-18 campaign before being replaced by Pellegrini after his short-term deal expired at the end of that season – but London Stadium chiefs are readying themselves to re-appoint the Scot, who has been out of work since leaving east London.

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