The defeat was
the club's worst at White Hart
Lane
Villas-Boas, 36,
took over at Tottenham in July 2012.
"The club
can announce that agreement has been reached with head coach Andre Villas-Boas
for the termination of his services," said a Spurs statement.
"The
decision was by mutual consent and in the interests of all parties."
Villas-Boas was
dismissed by Chelsea in March 2012 after just
over eight months in charge at Stamford
Bridge
He won 53.7% of
his league games in charge, the highest win percentage of any Tottenham manager
since 1899.
But he had come
under increasing pressure in recent weeks as his side struggled to keep pace
with the top four in the league.
Tottenham lost
6-0 to Manchester City on 24 November and, despite a draw against
Manchester United and wins at Fulham and Sunderland, the defeat by Liverpool proved the final straw for the Spurs hierarchy.
Villas-Boas said
he would not "resign" as he was not a "quitter" after the
loss to the Reds but, after being summoned to a meeting with Spurs chairman
Daniel Levy, his future was taken out of his hands.
"We wish
Andre well for the future," added the Spurs statement. "We shall make
a further announcement in due course."
Reference: BBC Sport
Adetunji Oduduwa
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