Sunderland's interim head coach Kevin Ball will take charge of the side for the Premier League visit of Manchester United on Saturday.
Ball has so far overseen a League Cup victory over Peterborough and a league defeat to Liverpool.
The club say there is no timescale on the appointment of Paolo Di Canio's full-time successor.
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Captain John O'Shea says the club should take their time in appointing a new manage: