What ex West Ham and Everton boss David Moyes has already said about Man Utd job and Old Trafford return
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The manager merry-go-round continues at Manchester United with Erik ten Hag sacked by the Premier League club on Monday after defeat to West Ham on Sunday.
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Hide AdThat fixture at the London Stadium was decided by a controversial late VAR call, which former top flight referee Dermot Gallagher has criticised, with the Hammers running out 2-1 winners thanks to a Jarrod Bowen penalty. That result left Manchester United 14th in the division with just three wins from their opening league fixtures.
In a club statement yesterday, Manchester United said: "Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s first-team manager.
Erik ten Hag sacked by Manchester United
"Erik was appointed in April 2022 and led the club to two domestic trophies, winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024. We are grateful to Erik for everything he has done during his time with us and wish him well for the future.
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Hide Ad"Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of the team as interim head coach, supported by the current coaching team, whilst a permanent head coach is recruited."
Including interim bosses, the Red Devils have now gone through nine coaches since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. The first of those was, of course, ex West Ham manager David Moyes.
The Scotsman arrived at Old Trafford from Everton to replace Ferguson but lasted less than a year in the post. Moyes then went on to manage Real Sociedad and Sunderland before his two stints at West Ham.
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Hide AdAs Manchester United search for a new manager, the Scotsman has not emerged as a likely candidate with Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim the frontrunner. However, Moyes has spoken about a potential return to Manchester United in the past.
Speaking last year as questions over his future at West Ham first began to come, Moyes insisted that he was not thinking of retirement, even after managing well over a thousand matches. He told Sky Sports: "I'm not in a hurry to stop managing, that's for sure. I can grow teams and clubs. I genuinely think there are loads of similarities at West Ham [to Everton]. Things we can do better, what we're trying to do.
"The biggest milestone for me was always reaching 1,000 games as a manager because when you do that you've had a career out of management. It takes a long time to get to there and with what you must go through. If you'rein work, it means you must be doing something right to keep yourself in the job. The fire always burns, even when I've been losing because I want to get back and get the result. The defeats are always hard to take and it doesn't get any easier the older you get."
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Moyes had previously hinted that when he is done in management, he would be open to returning to Manchester United in another role.
Speaking to The Diary of a CEO Podcast, Moyes was asked if he would ever return to the club. He refused to rule out the possibility as he told Steven Bartlett: "I don't think it'd ever be in a role as manager that's for sure. My time's gone. But I always love to be involved in football and hopefully, someone somewhere along the line will want to use my experience when my time's up being a football manager.
"Manchester United is a great experience. When you manage United, it’s like living in the penthouse and looking out.You’re above everybody and you see the view much better, and for me, they were the penthouse."
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