City of Liverpool FC have announced that manager Simon Burton has left the club by mutual consent with immediate effect.
A statement on the club website said: "We’d like to pay tribute to the role Simon played since being appointed as Manager in 2016, especially the amazing success of season 2016/17 and the squad he built from scratch to achieve that.
"We wish him the best of luck with whatever he does next in football".
A further statement will be issued by the club regarding a new appointment in due course.
