Former English Premier League champions Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag.

The Dutchman was informed of the decision by the club’s board on Monday morning, fewer than 24 hours after the club’s suffered a 2-1 defeat to West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday.

Former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined the club as Ten Hag’s assistant last summer, has been named as interim manager.

Sunday’s defeat at West Ham left United 14th in the Premier League with just three wins from their opening nine matches, while they are 21st of 36 teams in the Europa League table.

Ten Hag took charge in the summer of 2022 and led the club to third place in the Premier League in his first season.

The 54 year old also guided United to their first piece of silverware in six seasons with a 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the 2023 Carabao Cup final and finished runners-up in the FA Cup final, losing 2-1 to Manchester City.

His second season in charge started poorly, with United finishing bottom of their Champions League group but they picked up a trophy, beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final.

The club said Van Nistelrooy would be in charge “while a permanent head coach is recruited”.