Rummenigge backs Kovac to succeed with Bayern

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has backed embattled coach Niko Kovac to turn around the team's poor form.

Having claimed the Bundesliga title by 21 points and narrowly lost to Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League last season under Jupp Heynckes, Bayern now sit nine points off first-placed Borussia Dortmund after nine league matches under Kovac.

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