It was often said when it was announced that Sir Alex Ferguson would step down as manager of Manchester United that the best job to have would be the one after the man who replaced him. How right they were. The mantle was taken up by David Moyes, who guided Everton to consistent top ten finishes after taking them from the brink of relegation, and he is proving just how difficult the task of replacing a man who was at Old Trafford for 27 years really is. The Scot has made a slow start to his life in Manchester, with several teams already having beaten them at the fortress that used to be Old Trafford. Performances have at times been disappointing; however on occasion they have been sparkling. Indeed when Moyes took charge of his first league game against last season's surprise package Swansea City and ripped them apart to win 4-1, no one could have envisaged that problems would ensue. But now after several languid performances both at home and away, United find themselves in the unusual position of seventh place, an astonishing 11 points behind league leaders Arsenal. So what has changed so much in such a short space of time? Why has David Moyes struggled to build on a team that won the Premier League title last season by the same gap which they now trail this season?
Began writing about football aged 16, I've previously worked for Goal and I'm currently writing for Inside Spanish Football. Specialise in anything linked, connected with or involving football!
