Aston Villa sack manager Di Matteo

London, Oct 3 (IANS) English football club Aston Villa on Monday sacked Roberto di Matteo as manager after the Italian won just one of 11 league matches.

Di Matteo, who was appointed early in June after Villa was relegated from the Premier League, stayed in the position for only 124 days,reports Efe.

The 46-year-old, who guilded Chelsea to the European champions four years ago, was also the first manager after Chinese businessman Tony Xia took over Villa.