David Moyes reveals Sir Alex Ferguson gave him NO CHOICE in becoming Manchester United manager
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David Moyes claims Sir Alex Ferguson gave him NO CHOICE to replace him as Manchester United manager, despite interest from ‘two or three really big clubs’ before his failures at Old Trafford.
- The current West Ham manager explained that he was in talks with other top clubs.
- But Sir Alex Ferguson insisted that he would be United’s next manager.
- Moyes took the job without having an interview as Sir Alex selected the Scotsman
- He took over at Carrington in July 2013, and was fired after 10 months.
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson has given him no choice but to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson, despite other clubs being interested in him becoming their new boss.
Moyes took over the United reins following his compatriot’s retirement at the behest of the management legend in July 2013.
It ended sourly for the now West Ham manager, but he claimed other clubs were in talks with him before Ferguson told him he was United’s next boss.
David Moyes endured a miserable spell at Manchester United after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson
“I drove to Sir Alex’s house… and he said: ‘I’m retiring and you’re the next Manchester United manager,'” Moyes said. Diary of a CEO Podcast.
No interview, no telling me. Not saying “would you like to be?”
“I almost slipped because no one knew that Sir Alex was retiring. Nobody knew. No one suggested it or thought about it.
“I just said ‘yeah, okay’, I wasn’t going to turn around, I didn’t think I’d ever say no, I didn’t even know I was in a position to say no.” And that was as simple as that.
“At the time, I had two or three really big clubs that were talking about me and talking to me. But when Sir Alex came and made me the offer, it was very difficult to say no.
Moyes signed a six-year contract with the Red Devils, but was fired after just 10 months on the job during a terrible period for both him and the club.
Moyes took charge of the Carrington club in July 2013, only to be sacked just 10 months later.
In retrospect, Moyes admits that he may have considered saying no to an adamant Ferguson.
“When I look back now, when I got that offer from probably, possibly the best manager there ever was, it was a huge compliment,” the West Ham boss said.
‘But maybe if I looked at it in more detail and depth [I’d have reconsidered]. He was desperate to succeed as a manager.
Moyes revealed he was in talks with other ‘big clubs’ before Ferguson’s infamous intervention.
“In fact, I felt that when Sir Alex offered me the job and Manchester United gave it to me, I felt that they thought I must have been the best choice for the job at the time.”
I trusted Manchester United, I really did. I trusted them because of what they represented as a football club.
Moyes’ troubles at Old Trafford left a lasting impact beyond his sacking in April 2014.
Currently, the West Ham manager faces a difficult task to stop his team’s worrying drop in form.
‘The cost to me at the time personally felt great. He really did. It probably took me a bit to get back on the road a little bit,” added Moyes.
‘You’re a little embarrassed because you haven’t done well, you haven’t done well for your family. I think personally I felt like I had let everyone down.
Moyes faces another daunting challenge with West Ham as the east London club is in the relegation zone ahead of a crucial clash with his former club – and relegation rivals – Everton on Saturday.
