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Paris, Jan 26, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Managerless Monaco crashed to another defeat on Saturday, going down 2-0 away to Dijon the day before their former coach returns to the club to try and save them from relegation.

Leonardo Jardim will take charge again on Sunday, just three months after he was replaced by Thierry Henry who was himself sacked on Friday.

The club from the principality are one from bottom of Ligue 1 and desperately wanted points at the side immediately above them in the table.

But they were no match for a team that had won only once in their previous 17 league games.

South Korean Changhoon Kwon put the home side ahead after 24 minutes with his first league goal of the season.

Monaco’s task grew even harder after centre-back Naldo was shown a straight red on the hour mark for a bad tackle.

Naim Sliti then doubled Dijon’s lead nine minutes later to seal the points.

The result takes Dijon on to 20 points, five ahead of Monaco, who are a point above bottom club Guingamp, who lost 1-0 at home to Stade de Reims.

Paris St-Germain lead the table by 10 points from Lille, with three games in hand on their nearest rivals. (Reuters/NAN)

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Signing

Monaco (France), Jan. 12, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Struggling AS Monaco followed up the signing of Cesc Fabregas by reinforcing their midfield with Frenchman William Vainqueur joining on loan from Antalyaspor until the end of the season.

Vainqueur, 30, currently has a calf problem but Monaco said on Saturday they had been won over by the motivation of the former Nantes, Standard liege, Dynamo Moscow and Roma player.

The arrival of the ex-France Under-21 international, who had a loan spell at Olympique de Marseille in 2016-17, comes after Spain international Fabregas signed a 3-1/2 year deal on Friday.

Coach Thierry Henry is under pressure with Monaco second- bottom in Ligue 1, five points adrift of the safety zone. (Reuters/NAN)

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