Man Utd: 5 Factors That Prove David Moyes Is Still The Man For The Job

2. He Has Succeeded In His First Champions League

Success is maybe a bit strong at the moment, but Moyes has achieved qualification to the second phase of the Champions League with a game to spare at the first time of asking. His only previous experience of the competition was back in when Everton entered the preliminary qualifiers, but lost out to Manuel Pellegrini's Villarreal side. United secured their passage to the next round of the tournament with a superb display against Bayer Leverkusen, where they smashed the German side 5-0 at the BayArena. Considering the Bundesliga side are currently second to Bayern Munich and have only conceded 14 goals in the league this season, this was some achievement, with a devastating display showing Moyes knew what he was doing. The Red Devils now need only a point in their final group match against Shakhtar Donetsk to cement top spot, and will be looking forward to the draw for the first knockout stage on December 16. Whoever they are drawn against, surely it must be seen as a success that Moyes has managed to qualify for the second round in his first couple of months as boss, especially considering the quality of opposition you face in Europe these days?