Former Celtic and Manchester United striker Henrik Larsson has quit as manager of Helsingborg, with the Swedish club saying he had been subjected to verbal abuse that made his situation "unsustainable."

The former striker was two months into his second spell as coach of the team. Larsson's first stint ended in 2016 soon after he and his son, Jordan, were involved in an altercation with fans following the club's relegation to the Swedish second division.

Larsson's latest resignation came with Helsingborg in 12th place in the 16-team Allsvenskan.

Helsingborg chairman Krister Azelius said that Larsson had cited criticism toward his family, and toward him on social media, as the reason behind his decision to leave.

Azelius said: "It is extremely sad that it should be this way. We take verbal abuse very seriously and will get to the bottom of this."