5 reasons why Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Bayern Munich

4) Bizarre team selections

Ancelotti left Robben, Ribery and Hummels on the bench against PSG

The most shocking thing about the PSG game wasn't how easily Bayern surrendered and how comfortable a victory it was for PSG but it was Carlo Ancelotti's team selection. Incredibly, Ancelotti left all three (Robben, Ribery and Coman) of the wingers out and effectively entered the game without any real pace in the wide areas.

This left the full-backs Joshua Kimmich and David Alaba exposed as they had to provide the width and track back to defend against Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Mats Hummels was also bizarrely amongst the subs while Jerome Boateng wasn't involved in the Matchday Squad at all.

Of course, it wasn't the first time that Ancelotti had made such strange calls. Against Hoffenheim (one of the better teams in Bundesliga), Ancelotti decided to start Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery on the bench with one eye on the Champions League clash against Anderlecht - arguably their easiest group game.

On the other hand Thomas Muller's (a fan favourite) role proved a conundrum Ancelotti failed to fully solve. Muller was a key player in Guardiola's 4-2-3-1 system having looked lethal playing behind Lewandowski. He looked pretty much out of touch though in a wide role in Ancelotti's preferred 4-3-3 system. Hence he was slowly being consigned to the bench.

Thomas Muller has also expressed discontent after being dropped earlier this season, "I don't know exactly which qualities the coach wants to see. But mine seem not to be 100 per cent in demand," he said.