Mauricio Pellegrino Sacked by Southampton, Saints Currently in 17th Place in EPL

Southampton parted ways with manager Mauricio Pellegrino on Monday, with the south-coast club sitting just a point above the relegation zone in the Premier League. 

The news was announced on the club's official Twitter feed and came just two days on from a 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United in the English top flight:

Pellegrino, 46, was only appointed Southampton boss last June as a replacement for the departed Claude Puel.

The Argentinian struggled to build any momentum with his side at the St Mary's Stadium, though, and he has paid the price for Southampton's inconsistent form.

There are only eight games left in the 2017-18 Premier League season, but Saints don't have a replacement lined up to immediately fill the post, per the Daily Telegraph's Jeremy Wilson:

Southampton cannot afford to continue their current form for the remainder of the season if they are to survive in the Premier League.

They have won just one of their last 17 matches in the top flight, a disastrous run of results that has cost Pellegrino his job.