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MANCHESTER, England -Manchester United's trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday was billed as the last chance saloon for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but it turned out it was opposite number Nuno Espirito Santo who was being kicked out of the swinging doors on Monday.
Nuno is the second Portuguese manager to be sacked this year by Spurs after they dismissed three-times Premier League winner Jose Mourinho in April. To ease the pain, both will have handsome payoffs, negotiated by the agent they share, Jorge Mendes. Nuno has to deal with the destabilising impact of Harry Kane's attempt to leave the club in the close season, a situation that he had no role in and no influence over.
Despite the drama that followed their humiliating 5-0 home loss to Liverpool, Manchester United head into Saturday's Manchester derby knowing a victory would take them level on points with Pep Guardiola's City. Burnley expect little more than a battle for survival and so Dyche retains the backing of fans and owners through frequent winless streaks.
Steve Bruce, who guided a weak Newcastle United team to 12th and 13th, was sacked last month after enduring bitter criticism from the club's supporters now fantasising about Champions League football under their new Saudi owners.
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