Cardiff City have sacked Erol Bulut and are in search of a new manager to lift them out of immediate relegation trouble.

Erol Bulut has issued a statement to the "brilliant" Cardiff City fans and said the city will always have a "special place" in his heart following his sacking. Bulut was axed after six games of the season, three months after penning a new two-year deal.

Erol Bulut has been sacked as Cardiff City manager following the Bluebirds' 2-0 defeat by Leeds United - a result which left them with just one point after six Championship matches