The man suspected of murdering New York Red Bulls youth coach Michael Jones has reportedly fled to Mexico.

The suspect, who has been identified as Orlando Orea or Orlando Gutierrez, is accused of slashing the ear off of the Liverpool-born coach as well as stabbing him six times and leaving him for dead.

It is understood that the suspect caught a flight to Mexico two days after 25-year-old Jones was killed, according to the Daily Mail.

Jones had been out with his girlfriend Bryeanna Murphy on the night of his murder.