Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, sacked their manager, Lucien Favre, following their 5-1 home defeat to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Dortmund made this known in a tweet via their Twitter handle.

“The club would like to thank Lucien for his dedication and wish him success in his future,” Dortmund tweeted.

“Assistant coach Edin Terzic has been appointed as interim manager until the end of the current season.

“Terzic’s coaching team will be joined by Sebastian Geppert and Otto Addo.”

Dortmund are currently in the fifth position on the Bundesliga table with five points separating them and leaders Bayern Munich.