Paulo Fonseca was sacked as manager of AC Milan late on Sunday night, with fellow Portuguese Sérgio Conceição reportedly having agreed to take the job at San Siro.

Earlier in the evening, Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma in Serie A which saw them drop to 8th place in the table. Despite a positive Champions League campaign, Fonseca’s struggles to achieve results in the Italian top flight have cost him his job after just half a season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester United

Vítor Pereira made it two wins from two with Wolverhampton Wanderers as Bruno Fernandes received his third red card of the season for hapless Manchester United at Molineux.

Fernandes was shown red - for two bookable offences - in the second half with the match goalless, after which Matheus Cunha’s direct corner put Wolves on the road to victory that was sealed by Hwang Hee-Chan with almost the last kick.

The Boxing Day fixtures in the English Premier League have thrown up a particularly tantalising prospect for observers in Portugal, with two recent managerial arrivals facing off in an unmissable clash.

Vítor Pereira took his first training session and press conference in England today, having been announced as new boss of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday afternoon.

Pereira has signed an 18-month deal at Molineux to replace Gary O’Neil, who was sacked earlier this week with the team five points from safety in the Premier League. Pereira left his role at Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab to fulfil a long-term ambition of managing in the English top flight.