This archive report was first published on 1 November 2021.
December 29, 2020: Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo Pool via REUTERS
Tottenham Hotspur Chairman Daniel Levy met with managing director Fabio Paratici to discuss the future of manager Nuno Espirito Santo following their 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United on Sunday.
The defeat marked the fifth time in the Premier League that Nuno's side has lost, leaving them eighth in the league, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.
Spurs failed to register a single shot on target in the game, and Nuno was booed by fans when he substituted Lucas Moura for Steven Bergwijn. The fans chanted, "You don't know what you're doing" as Nuno stood stone-faced in the dugout.
"We're not on the right track," Nuno had said after the defeat. "We understand the criticism -- it's part of football, when the team doesn't perform. The fans are not happy and they have shown they are not happy. It's up to us to take it and to tell them that we try our best, and to tell them that we are sorry," he added.
Nuno was appointed as Jose Mourinho's permanent replacement on a two-year deal in June after impressing during his four seasons at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Spurs, Champions League finalists in 2019, have also struggled in the Europa Conference League, sitting third in their group, behind Rennes and Vitesse, after three games.
