Vincent Kompany will no longer act as player-manager of Anderlecht on match days.

After overseeing the club’s worst start to a league season in 21 years, the Manchester City legend will focus solely on playing as captain.

Getty Images - Getty 1 Anderlecht have struggled under player-manager Kompany

Anderlecht are yet to win in the Belgian First Division A this season, suffering two draws and two defeats under Kompany.

They conceded four first-half goals in their 4-2 defeat to Kortrijk last weekend, and now Simon Davies will be responsible for tactics off the field moving forward.

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“Kompany must be more a player during the match,” said Davies, who was previously head of academy coaching at City before he joined Kompany’s coaching staff in the summer.

“He must be able to really lead the team on the field. Of course no one doubts that he can, but it is important that he is merely one of the players during the match.

“So, together with my staff, I will take on the tactics next to the field. Because you can plan some things in advance, surprising things always happen during a match. I take that on me.”