Redpath had been in the job for just five months after leaving Gloucester in controversial circumstances at the end of last season.
He has been offered a position as backs coach, which he is understood to be considering.
The club's chief executive Steve Diamond will take charge of the team for Friday's crucial Premiership clash against fellow strugglers London Irish at the City of Salford Stadium.
Sale have lost all seven of their league games this season - the worst start in the club's Premiership history - and are currently eight points adrift at the bottom of the table.
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