Wayne Rooney may be in line for a promotion at Derby County.
The EFL Championship club and manager Phillip Cocu parted company by mutual agreement with immediate effect on Saturday evening.
The club sit bottom of the table having lost seven of their 11 matches this season and won just once.
Captain Rooney is favourite to take over the role.
The 35-year-old has been with the club in a player-coach role since January of this year.
A statement from the club on Saturday evening read,
"Derby County Football Club and manager Phillip Cocu have parted company by mutual agreement with immediate effect.
"Assistant Manager Chris van der Weerden and Specialist First Team Coach Twan Scheepers have also left the club by mutual agreement.
"Cocu was appointed as Derby’s manager in the summer of 2019 and oversaw 65 matches in total across all competitions.
"The club would like to place on record its appreciation for the way Phillip and his staff conducted themselves in what were some extremely challenging situations during his tenure.
"Phillip and his staff helped develop and establish a considerable number of Academy players in to the first team squad and Phillip made significant financial contributions and personal efforts towards the club’s community projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, which the club are extremely grateful for.
"Derby County wishes to thank Phillip, Chris and Twan for their hard work and dedication over the last 16 months and wish them every success in their future careers.
"The club will provide further updates when appropriate and will be making no further comment in the meantime."
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