<p id="thickbox_headline">Tottenham announced on Monday they had sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his coaching staff after a stuttering start to the Premier League season.</p>.<p>Spurs were defeated 3-0 at home by Manchester United on Saturday -- their fifth league defeat in 10 matches -- with fans booing and chanting "You don't know what you're doing".</p>.<p>Fabio Paratici, managing director of football, said in a club statement: "I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision.</p>.<p>"Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future."</p>.<p>The statement said a further coaching update would follow in due course.</p>.<p>Former Wolves manager Nuno, 47, was announced as the new boss of the north London club in June, replacing Jose Mourinho.</p>.<p>Nuno guided Wolves from the second-tier Championship into the Premier League in 2018 and secured consecutive seventh-place finishes in their first two seasons back in the top-flight before a 13th-place finish last term.</p>.<p>Tottenham were regular top-four finishers under former boss Mauricio Pochettino, now manager of Paris Saint-German, reaching the Champions League final in 2019, but have not won silverware of any description since 2008.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Tottenham announced on Monday they had sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his coaching staff after a stuttering start to the Premier League season.</p>.<p>Spurs were defeated 3-0 at home by Manchester United on Saturday -- their fifth league defeat in 10 matches -- with fans booing and chanting "You don't know what you're doing".</p>.<p>Fabio Paratici, managing director of football, said in a club statement: "I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision.</p>.<p>"Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future."</p>.<p>The statement said a further coaching update would follow in due course.</p>.<p>Former Wolves manager Nuno, 47, was announced as the new boss of the north London club in June, replacing Jose Mourinho.</p>.<p>Nuno guided Wolves from the second-tier Championship into the Premier League in 2018 and secured consecutive seventh-place finishes in their first two seasons back in the top-flight before a 13th-place finish last term.</p>.<p>Tottenham were regular top-four finishers under former boss Mauricio Pochettino, now manager of Paris Saint-German, reaching the Champions League final in 2019, but have not won silverware of any description since 2008.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>