Leeds United's Championship promotion rivals appoint new manager after shock sacking

Leeds United's Championship rivals Norwich City have appointed their new manager, two weeks on from sacking David Wagner.

Wagner was fired following Norwich’s 4-0 hammering against Leeds in the Championship play-offs semi-final second leg at Elland Road which recorded a 4-0 success on aggregate for Daniel Farke’s side.

Norwich have since been on the hunt for a new boss and the Canaries have now appointed 35-year-old Dane Johannes Hoff Thorup as the club’s new head coach.

Thorup has signed a three-year-deal after leaving Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland.

Wagner was sacked by Norwich despite the club’s strong finish to the regular season in which they squeezed into the play-offs through a sixth-placed finish.