FORMER Blackburn Rovers boss and player Henning Berg has been sacked as manager of Legia Warsaw.

Berg led the Polish giants to the Ekstraklasa title in his first season in charge and, after signing a new contract in January, the Polish Cup in his second.

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But with Legia currently sitting fourth in the standings and 10 points behind table-topping Piast Gliwice, the Norwegian, 46, was dismissed before Sunday’s 2-2 draw at struggling Gornik Zabrze.

“The current formula of co-operation with the coach has expired as it didn’t guarantee accomplishment of all our goals in terms of sporting results during this season and the team’s development,” said Legia chairman Boguslaw Lesnodorski.

Earlier in the day former Dynamo Moscow boss Stanislav Cherchesov was pictured at Legia’s facilities and was being tipped to take control of the club.

Berg was an integral member of the Rovers squad which won the top-flight title in 1995 before he moved to Manchester United where he became the first player to win the Premier League with two clubs.

The defender returned to Ewood Park in September 2000 and captained the club to its Worthington Cup final victory in 2002.

Berg, who won 100 caps for Norway, was appointed as Rovers’ manager in October 2012.

But, after winning one, drawing three and losing six of his first 10 matches in charge, he was sacked after just 57 days in the post in December 2012.