Liam Rosenior sacked: Where did it go wrong and what now for Chelsea?

Liam Rosenior has been sacked by Chelsea after only 23 matches following Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat away to Brighton.

The writing was on the wall for the former Hull and Strasbourg boss after overseeing a run of five Premier League defeats in a row without scoring, the club’s worst run since 1912.

The Press Association looks at how it all went wrong so quickly and who the Blues might turn to next.

Why have the club acted now?

Club statement: Liam Rosenior

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The decision to dismiss Rosenior after 106 days was ultimately taken due to results which have left the club almost certain to miss out on qualifying for the Champions League.

After opening with four league wins in a row, as well as an impressive 3-2 victory away to Napoli, things began to turn with points dropped needlessly in draws at home to Leeds and Burnley.

The real catalyst for implosion, though, was an error-strewn 5-2 defeat away to Paris Saint Germain in March, a result which exposed frailties in the team’s mentality and started the rot.

An awful 3-0 loss away to Everton pointed towards serious issues, defeat at home to Manchester City was even more damaging for the meek way in which the team capitulated, before a further loss at Stamford Bridge to Manchester United on Saturday put Rosenior on the brink.

Tuesday’s hammering on the south coast was the team’s worst of the season and ultimately made the manager’s position untenable.

What else has gone wrong?

There were doubts from the start about Rosenior’s experience and readiness for a job of this size, with some accusing the club of having taken the easy option in moving him across form sister club Strasbourg.

He was mocked on social media as “LinkedIn Liam” for some of