THE president of Ligue 1 side Montpellier shocked viewers by publicly announcing the sacking of manager Michel Der Zakarian live on air.
Club chief Laurent Nicollin blamed the PLAYERS in his astonishing post-game interview came after Sunday’s 5-0 pummelling against Marseille.
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Montpellier are languishing at rock bottom of the French top flight.
The French side have lot six of their opening eight matches, taking just four points so far this term.
And the club have conceded a staggering 26 goals since the opening day of the season.
Montpellier’s latest nightmare struck on Sunday as Marseille ran riot to move three points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
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But the biggest fireworks went off after full-time at Stade de la Mosson as club president Nicollin SACKED the club’s manager on live TV.
Nicollin, 51, told DAZN France: “We can’t change 25 players, so, unfortunately, I’ve taken the initiative to stop Michel tonight.
“We talked in the locker room after the game. I told him it was over tonight.
“And I said to the players that, thanks to their great job, they had fired the coach and that they need to take their responsibilities next week against Toulouse.”
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Der Zakarian’s public departure brings an end to the Armenian’s second spell in charge of Montpellier, whom he initially took charge of for four years between 2017 and 2021 before leaving for Brest.
Elye Wahi’s first-minute strike set the tone before Amine Harit and ex-Spurs loanee Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg made it three before half-time.
And former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood rounded off a stunning counter attack to make it 4-0 in the 58th minute.
Greenwood ended his four game streak without a goal to leave a timely reminder to new England boss Thomas Tuchel.
Luis Henrique concluded the scoring, adding a fifth in the 73rd minute, which spelt doom in bold for Der Zakarian.
The 61-year-old – who also represented Montpellier as a player from 1988 to 1997 – becomes the first manager to lose his job in Ligue 1 this term.
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