The news of Marco Silva’s sack after a 5-2 loss to Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby finally happened on Thursday evening.

Everton are 18th on the Premier League after 15 matches. They have won four, drawn two and lost nine games. The manager after the shocking defeat to city rivals seem to have lost control of the steer on and off the pitch as he walked on the field to console his boys.

The club revealed on Thursday evening about the sacking of Silva saying, “Everton Football Club can confirm that manager Marco Silva has left the club.”

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“Majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, Chairman Bill Kenwright and the Board of Directors would like to thank Marco for his service over the last 18 months and wish him well for the future.

“Duncan Fwerguson has taken temporary charge of the first team and will manager the side for the game against Cheslsea  on Saturday.

“The club aims to confirm a new permanent manager as swiftly as possible,” the statement ended.

According to Sky Sports, Shanghai SIPG manager, Vitor Pereira is the club’s number one target to replace Silva with David Moyes also considered.