Steve McClaren Has Been Sacked by Derby for a Second Time Following Series of Defeats

Steve McClaren has been sacked by Derby for a second time following Friday night's 3-0 defeat away at Brighton.

McClaren, who took over at the Rams for a second time back in October and replacing Nigel Pearson, has failed to build upon his predecessors work, leaving the club sitting in tenth place.

It looked like a positive move originally, with the Englishman taking the club up to sixth place towards the end of the year. However, a bad run of results since the start of 2017 had seemingly left Derby with no choice but to sack McClaren.

CLUB STATEMENT: #DCFC announce the departure of manager Steve McClaren. Full story here: https://t.co/cRVtkUD71K � #dcfcfans pic.twitter.com/UDvnCxCw1L

Aclub statementstated: "Since the turn of the year we have experienced a significant, unexpected and persistent decline in results, team unity and morale. Our form over the last ten games would place us above the relegation group by goal difference alone."

Assistant Manager Chris Powell and Technical Director Chris Evans have also departed the club.