Elsner was brought in on June 1 but departs with Lausanne rooted to the foot of the Swiss Super League. His exit arrives as INEOS have placed the club on the market.

The reported move to sell Lausanne-Sport follows INEOS' abrupt termination of its sponsorship deals with New Zealand's All Blacks rugby side and Tottenham last year.

Meanwhile, INEOS' most notable club, Manchester United, has been subject to mounting scrutiny over boss Michael Carrick amid a troubling sequence of results. United relieved some of the strain on Carrick by recovering from two goals behind to defeat Roma 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, halting a nine-match winless streak.

Considerable anger among supporters has been directed at Ratcliffe and the Glazer family. In the 21st minute, fans hurled green-and-gold balloons onto the pitch and voiced their opposition to the owners.

Cunha was booked for removing his shirt while celebrating the decisive goal before the home supporters. A subsequent tackle on a Roma player resulted in a red card.

Reflecting after the match, Carrick said: "Disappointed with how it finished, but again just shows how much he cares and willing to do, and when he's in that frame of mind, he's in that mood and he plays like that, that's what we want from him.

"So we talked about what we wanted to do in the game, we started OK and then the goal came from nowhere. We caused ourselves a few issues. In some ways, understandable with the run we've been on, a little bit anxious and a few nerves at times.

"This place [Old Trafford] does it. No matter what situation you're in, how tough it can seem, the supporters are desperate to get behind you and we gave them something to go on. We gave them other opportunities to score and it was close, and you're thinking, 'That's another chance gone by,' but we kept looking, kept pushing for answers and we found them in the end."