Sunderland Sack Manager Gus Poyet

Sunderland FC Manager, Gus Poyet has been relieved of his duties following his side's poor run of form which saw the English club claim just one win in 12 Premier League games. The Black Cats were condemned to an embarrassing 4-0 home defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday leaving them just one point above the relegation zone.

Sports Update: Man Utd, Arsenal and Real Madrid record wins

In the English Premier League, Manchester United thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 0 at Old Trafford with first half goals from Maroune Fellaini, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney. Southampton forced table-toppers, Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in a very tense game that could easily have gone either way.