David Moyes will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United
manager on a six-year deal starting on 1 July.
Moyes, who leaves Everton after 11 years in charge at
Goodison Park, was Ferguson's recommendation to succeed him as manager at Old
Trafford.
The 50-year-old was out of contract at Everton at the end of
the season.
“We unanimously agreed on David Moyes,” said
Ferguson, who announced his retirement on
Wednesday after 26 years as United boss.
While it became obvious that Moyes was the going to be the
man that took over, I’m still surprised United didn’t go for someone a little
more high profile and more experienced at the very highest level.
Moyes has done a great job at Everton and is a good manager, but the standards laid down by Sir Alex Ferguson meant that surely his
replacement would have to have two things: 1) Experience of winning, or at
least challenging for, league titles. 2) Champions League experience.
Other than an ill-fated qualifier against Villarreal in 2005
Moyes has very little to offer in these two departments, and also his style of
football hardly fits United.
I bet Man City and Chelsea, if Mourinho does indeed go back,
will be a lot more confident of their chances next season, and even if Klopp
doesn’t win the Champions League with Dortmund you’d have to say United have
missed a trick there.
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