Leicester City have parted ways with manager Steve Cooper, the Premier League club confirmed in a statement on Sunday.
The 44-year-old took over at King Power Stadium in the summer and leaves the club in 16th place in the Premier League after 12 games. He also led Leicester to the Carabao Cup round of 16, where they were beaten by Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur, but failed to record a win in their opening six league games.
Successive victories over Bournemouth and Southampton last month had eased the pressure somewhat before three defeats in their last four games led to Cooper’s downfall.
A stoppage-time penalty from Jordan Ayew in Saturday’s game at home to Chelsea gave them hope of snatching a draw, but another loss proved too much for the club.
Leicester’s next game is at Brentford on Saturday.
Cooper is the second Premier League manager to be sacked this season after Man United fired Erik ten Hag last month.
Information from Reuters contributed to this report.
Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/42582637/steve-cooper-leicester-city-14-games-charge
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