The tone was set when the man from Sky offered a standard “good afternoon” and Moyes stared straight back. He then proceeded to say as little as possible before a bizarre sketch at the end when he was asked about the team’s mid-season trip to Dubai – they leave on Thursday – while he was making his way to the door. Pretending he had not heard the question, he strode out. It was an expert blanking, missing only a talk-to-the-hand speech bubble. Moyes accepted later that he had heard every word
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Moyes has continually stated it would be a turbulent first season in charge but with United now nine points from a Champions League berth, the manager admitted he did not expect his inaugural campaign to be so dire. “Probably not, no,” Moyes said. “Today was as bad as it gets
And, with a visit to Arsenal on Wednesday, there is no end to the trouble in sight for Manchester United
The defeat left Cardiff rooted to the bottom
With Juan Mata able to play wide as well as through the middle, Shaw’s speed and desire to attack would allow him to link up with the Spaniard and pose a problem for opponents that is absent owing to the manager’s chopping and changing over who should play on the wing
Moyes has agreed to loan Wilfried Zaha to Cardiff City after repeatedly clashing with the former Crystal Palace player. Fábio da Silva is also joining Cardiff, United’s opponents on Tuesday night for Juan Mata’s debut, and there will be an overhaul of the squad at the end of the season. Rio Ferdinand is among those who will probably be let go
United rejected the offer and have made it clear they do not want to negotiate about a player David Moyes has said is talented enough to become one of the great modern-day players
The background to the Mata deal is a case study about how complicated and sensitive these big-money arrangements can be, and an insight into the high influence of agents in the modern business
The England striker has been trusted with transfer-market information and kept in the loop about possible signings in a move that acknowledges his importance to the club and a recognition, at the highest level within Old Trafford, that a player of Rooney’s stature deserves to know whether a team who have been struggling all season have the financial muscle and ambition to put it right
Even in a ridiculously bad shoot-out, De Gea’s save from Adam Johnson meant Sunderland had only scored twice
A few things are clear: Chelsea and United are close to agreeing a £40m deal for Mata, the playmaker whom José Mourinho just does not fancy. What is indisputable is that the Spaniard can finish
He was charged following comments made after the 2-1 Capital One Cup semi-final first-leg loss at Sunderland
Yet it is a passage from the same chapter, The Legend, that really sticks out at a time when Moyes is straying dangerously close to the point of crisis. “Only through success can a manager become master of his own destiny,” Ferguson wrote. “Success unlocks all the doors
Defeat at home to Everton on Wednesday means United have taken just two points from their last three Premier League games and criticism of David Moyes, who replaced Sir Alex Ferguson as manager in the summer, is growing
Chelsea and Liverpool have been keeping tabs on the young starlet and were weighing up whether to make a January bid for the FC Heart Academy star
Anichebe was handed his Premier League debut by the Scotsman in 2006 and he thinks that his former boss is the right man for the Old Trafford job
Welbeck had set United on the path to what would have been a priceless away victory, but Taison’s equaliser for the home side 15 minutes from time made sure the spoils were shared
Moyes managed Anichebe at Everton before his own move to Old Trafford
And although it is a match United will enter without a significant close-season signing – something they have been pursuing strongly – Moyes is still excited
Despite the visitors enjoying overwhelming support even from the home fans, it was the hosts that took the initiative and should have gone ahead within three minutes