Ivan Juric has left Southampton following the club's relegation from the Premier League, with the 49-year-old paying the price following a dismal stint in charge of the team.
The Saints' fate was sealed after Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Tottenham.
Less than 24 hours after their immediate return to the Championship was confirmed, Juric has now been axed by the club - who will immediately start their search for a permanent successor.
Southampton sit bottom of the table on just 10 points and risk setting the record for the lowest tally in Premier League history.
Ivan Juric has left Southampton following the club's relegation from the Premier League, with the 49-year-old paying the price following a dismal stint in charge of the team
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Juric had only taken over from Russell Martin on December 21.
The Croatian manager's exit comes after a disastrous spell in charge of the south coast club.
His 107-day spell in charge ranks as the 11th-shortest managerial stint in the Premier League era.
This is just one day more than Claudio Ranieri's tenure at Fulham in the 2018-19 season.
Juric's record at Southampton has been historically poor, picking up just 0.29 points per game during his time at the club.
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Ivan Juric was appointed as a replacement for Russell Martin by Southampton back in December
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This represents the lowest average for any manager in Premier League history to oversee ten or more matches.
The statistics paint a grim picture of Juric's brief time at St Mary's, which ultimately ended in the club's relegation.
Southampton were relegated in record time, with seven games still remaining in the season.
This unwanted milestone was previously jointly held by Ipswich and Derby County.
Both of those sides had their relegations confirmed with six matches left to play, in the 1994-95 and 2007-08 seasons respectively.
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When the final whistle blew at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Juric walked onto the pitch and stared across at the corner where the away fans were gathered.
The Saints supporters applauded their manager despite the confirmation of their relegation.
On being applauded by Saints fans, Juric said: "For me, this is something completely new, a new experience.
"I said to the players they have to be really thankful that they have fans like this.
"It is something incredible the way they love their team even though we were relegated.
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"They really deserve much more. It's another type of culture [to Italy].
"They show love in this moment; it is a great thing in English culture, Southampton culture."
Juric also expressed optimism about Southampton's future despite their relegation.
“We know it’s a tough moment, a bad moment,” he added.
“But in another way I think the future of Southampton will be great, with the fans.
Ivan Juric said the future was bright for Southampton despite their relegation from the Premier League on Sunday
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“We are relegated but they have showed a lot to their club, to the players they have, and I think it has to be really motivating for everybody to create something really good much stronger than we created this year.
“I arrived from another world Italy, Spain, Croatia it’s completely the other mentality. It’s something great, respect. Our fans, all this season, a bad season, they were exceptional.
“We are disappointed. It has to be a big school for everything for us, for me, for the players, for the club to see what we did wrong.
“What went wrong? Did we give everything that we can in this one year, or can we do some things better? It has to be a big school for everybody.”