Nedrykningstruede Everton have Thursday sacked manager Marco Silva after a bad start to the season.

It confirms the football club on Thursday evening on its website.

Klubikonet Duncan Ferguson takes temporarily over, and will stand in the forefront of the team in Saturday's match against Chelsea.

Everton have lost the last three matches in the best English superliga and is located on 18.-place in the Premier League.

Recently lost to Everton on Wednesday with a 2-5 away to lokalrivalen Liverpool, which tops the league.

Marco Silva came to Everton in the summer of 2018, and led in his first season the team forward to a knight.

The 42-year-old Portuguese has previously been manager of Watford and Hull City in the English football.

Before then, he has been in charge for the Greek Olympiakos and Sporting and Estoril at home.

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