Barry Venison is parting company with the Orange County Blues - just two months after he was formally given the role of head coach.

The former Liverpool and Newcastle defender officially took the reins of the United Soccer League team in August.

It was his first head coach role at the age of 52.

At the time Venison said he could leave at the end of the season, with the club about to get new owners.

And in a series of tweets on Friday, he announced that he was leaving despite leading them to the USL Western Conference semi-finals.