The 0:5 thrashing in Freiburg appears to have been the final straw: Eugen Polanski is apparently no longer manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach. According to consistent media reports, the 40-year-old explained his resignation to the squad and sporting director Rouven Schröder on Sunday.

After Saturday's debacle, the Foals remain without a point and with a goal difference of 3:12 at the bottom of the Bundesliga table.

Polanski had taken over Gladbach in the previous season after three matchdays as successor to the dismissed Gerardo Seoane, with the Borussia finishing in twelfth place at the end of the season.

Co-manager Tobias Trulsen reportedly also has to leave. Jan-Moritz Lichte, who arrived from Manchester City to the Lower Rhine in the summer, is expected to step in as interim manager, it was reported.

The separation would be the first managerial change of the new Bundesliga season. Possible successors reportedly include Ole Werner, Horst Steffen, Christian Eichner, and Dietmar Kühbauer.

No backing for Polanski

Sporting director Schröder had already avoided committing to Polanski after the thrashing in Freiburg. After the final whistle, the 50-year-old stated that with only one match remaining before the three-week international break, they would not want to enter that break with zero points.

Gladbach had previously lost to RB Leipzig (0:3) and against promoted SV Elversberg (3:4), marking only the second time in the club's history that they remain without a point after three matches. On Saturday, the decisive home fixture against Mainz 05 awaits.

There is little cause for optimism after the Freiburg match, with even experienced captain Tim Kleindienst doing his side a disservice with a yellow-red card in the 52nd minute.

But even before that, Gladbach had been clearly outmatched by the new league leaders, with a clear class difference evident. Goals from Yannik Engelhardt (23rd/79th), Igor Matanovic (29th/77th), and Maximilian Eggestein (86th) were the logical consequence.