European failures sealed Ancelotti’s fate

Whatever domestic success was achieved, Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ancelotti all found out that the club’s failure to land the Champions League led to Roman Abramovich sending them on their way.

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Things initially went well on the home front as he ended Manchester United’s three-year domination of the Premier League, securing the title in spectacular style with a 8-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic.