IVAN JURIC has left Southampton following the club’s relegation, according to reports.
The Saints’ fate was sealed after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Tottenham.
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The club are slumped to the bottom of the table on just ten points and risk setting the record for the lowest tally in Premier League history.
And less than 24 hours after the immediate return to the Championship was confirmed, Juric reportedly departed St Mary’s.
Juric only took over from Russell Martin on December 21.
That means his 107-day spell in charge is the 11th-shortest managerial stint in the Premier League era, just one day more than Claudio Ranieri at Fulham in 2018-19.
Incredibly, Juric has picked up just 0.29 points per game during his nightmare stint in charge on the south coast.
And that is the lowest average for any manager in Premier League history to oversee ten or more matches.
The newly promoted side were relegated in record time, with seven games still remaning.
Their relegation in GW31 means they beat the record previously jointly held by Ipswich and Derby County.
The latter sides relegation’s were confirmed with six matches left to play in 1994-95 and 2007-08 respectively.
When the final whistle went at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Juric walked onto the pitch and stared across at the corner where the away fans were gathered.
On being applauded by Saints fans, he 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.
“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.”
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