"My level with the players would be better" - David Moyes feels he would be well placed to manage Manchester United now
West Ham manager David Moyes is of the view that he is probably better equipped to manage Manchester United now. The Scot had a failed stint with the Red Devils in 2013-14.
Sir Alex Ferguson identified Moyes as his ideal successor when he called it quits on his managerial career in 2013. The 58-year-old thus signed a six-year contract with the Red Devils after leaving Everton.
However, Moyes failed to keep up with his predecessor's standards at Old Trafford. In April 2014, Manchester United, who sat seventh in the Premier League table, pulled the plug on the Scottish tactician.
Moyes' managerial career and reputation took a hit after being sacked by the Red Devils. He struggled to regain momentum despite having spells at Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham.
However, Moyes has revived his managerial career during his second stint with the Hammers. He took the reins at the London Stadium in December 2019 and has since then made them genuine top six contenders in the league.
The Scot is now of the view that he is in a better position to take charge of a club like Manchester United. Asked if he thinks he can do a better job at Old Trafford now, he told The Athletic [via Inside Futbol]:
“Probably. I feel my level with the players would be better now as well. It wasn’t to be. The biggest thing is that when you get the opportunity to take these jobs, you’ve got to be able to take it. And I wasn’t."
“The big job I got, it didn’t work and I didn’t do well enough in it, so it sort of knocked me back down and I had to try find another way of climbing the ladder and getting back up to the level where I can be competing against the best — the elite managers, the best teams in Europe — and trying to show what I can do.”
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West Ham currently sit seventh in the Premier League table with 48 points from 30 matches. They have also earned a place in the Europa League quarter-finals, where they will face Olympique Lyon.
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The Red Devils are on the hunt for a new manager to replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of the season. Moyes, though, is not under consideration at Old Trafford as things stand.
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