Former Arsenal star Paul Merson is surprised that Leeds United decided to sack boss Jesse Marsch so suddenly.
The Elland Road club parted company with the American coach days after the closing of the January transfer window.
The club had appeared to back Marsch, signing several players and adding his long-time friend Chris Armas to the coaching staff.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Merson said: I can't believe what's happened at Leeds. I cannot believe what they've done. They've got back-to-back matches coming up against Manchester United in the space of four days and they've sacked the manager.
Let's be honest, this team is bang unlucky. Surely people are watching and thinking that the Leeds players were running around and putting the effort in for the manager. They just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net.
This is Leeds' biggest game of the season but it feels like the club have written it off. It's like they've said lets get these two games out of the way and we'll start our push from there. But everyone knows anything can happen in football."
