Sheffield United have sacked head coach Ruben Selles after the club lost all six of their opening games of the season.
The Blades sit bottom of the Championship and were beaten 5-0 at Ipswich in Selles' final game in charge on Friday.
The former Hull and Reading boss, 42, replaced Chris Wilder - who has been linked with a return to Bramall Lane for a third spell in charge - at the helm in the summer after the Blades lost the Championship play-off final to Sunderland in May.
In a statement, the Blades said that Selles had been relieved of his duties after a "disappointing start" to the campaign.
"Following a review of recent performances, and taking into account the feelings of supporters, the timing of the change has been made to give the club the best possible opportunity to improve the current league position," the club said.
BBC Radio Sheffield's Rob Staton described the prospect of 57-year-old Wilder returning as Sheffield United boss as a "very realistic possibility".
"Chris Wilder loves Sheffield United, it's his club and I think he would be interested in coming back," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"He got 92 points last season and they should have won that play-off final against Sunderland. They were the better team for 70 minutes and then blew it at the end.
"This was a mistake by the owners that they can rectify."
