In a match heavily billed as ‘el Sackico’, only one team looked like they wanted to keep their manager around; intriguing, given how little the Martyrs have seemed to care of late, but the evidence here was clear. For the hosts, only Tilva acquitted himself at all well even in the face of a relentless attacking unit.

SACKING: Carlo Ancelotti replaced by Zinedine Zidane

By Carmen Quiltsalot