David Moyes CONFIRMED Sacked From Manchester United

David Moyes has thanked the Manchester United fans following his sacking on Tuesday and says he is 'proud' to have managed the club

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"To have been appointed as manager of Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, was and remains something of which I will always be incredibly proud," said Moyes.

David Moyes has taken a parting shot at Manchester United's players by stating the squad requires 'fundamental rebuilding'.

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David Moyes has broken his silence on his Manchester United sacking - but pointedly refused to thank his players. And while he thanked supporters and his coaching staff, there was no word of praise for the squad he left behind.

In a statement issued by the League Managers Association on behalf of Moyes, he spoke of the 'immense' scale of the job he faced at Old Trafford. Moyes thanked the fans, the club's staff and Sir Alex Ferguson for their support during his time at United but significantly did not thank the United players.

Jürgen Klopp has ruled himself out of the Manchester United job. The 46-year-old told the Guardian: "Man Utd is a great club and I feel very familiar with their wonderful fans. But my commitment to Borussia Dortmund and the people is not breakable."

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But Klopp, clearly flattered by the reported interest from United, has also claimed he would not break the contract he has at Dortmund which has four years to run.

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Klopp, who was widely reported to be one of the United board's preferred candidates to succeed David Moyes, extended his contract at the Bundesliga side until 2018 in October and explained that he was "still in love" with the club last week.

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Pep Guardiola has dismissed any suggestion he could take the vacant manager’s spot at Manchester United.

The Catalan coach has ruled himself out of the running for the Manchester United job, insisting that he plans to continue at Bayern Munich for at least the next two years. "I signed for three years. I am here, I am Bayern's and I want to stay here for [the] two more years [on my contract] to do my job," Guardiola said. "We won the Bundesliga but I feel that we can still improve. I still have a job to do.

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Sir Alex Ferguson will be asked to take a prominent role in deciding Manchester United's next manager despite an acknowledgement within the club that he was responsible for choosing the wrong man last time.

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And former United manager Ferguson, who has been criticised by supporters for anointing Moyes as his successor last May, will play a central role in helping executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward identify the new manager.

United are leaning towards a more experienced candidate and their initial discussions, involving Ferguson, have concluded that the job has come too early for Ryan Giggs, even if he exceeds expectations in his four games as interim manager.

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With Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola and Borussia Dortmund’s Jürgen Klopp ruling themselves out of contention for the position within hours of confirmation of Moyes’s dismissal on Tuesday, United remain determined to recruit a proven manager with experience of winning major trophies.

Manchester United have sacked manager David Moyes with immediate effect after owners the Glazer family finally lost patience with the Scot. The 50-year-old, who created a host of unwanted records during his brief stint at Old Trafford, becomes the first United manager to be dismissed since Ron Atkinson in 1986.

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Manchester United has announced that David Moyes has left the Club. The Club would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role.

David Moyes is facing the sack by Manchester United within 24 hours as the club finally runs out of patience with him and do not believe he can be trusted with the £150m overhaul the club intends to carry out this summer.

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The troubled Scot is expected to be given a stay of execution until the end of the season, unless the Glazers decide to act sooner.

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The Glazers have handed executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward the mandate to dismiss Moyes less than 12 months into his £4million-a-year, six-year contract after United’s defeat at Everton on Sunday confirmed their failure to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

The backroom team that Moyes brought with him from Everton - Steve Round, Phil Neville and Jimmy Lumsden - also set to leave the club. A permanent manager will then be appointed at the end of the season.

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The backroom staff he appointed in place of Sir Alex Ferguson’s coaches Mike Phelan and Rene Meulensteen are also likely to be moved on, with Steve Round, Jimmy Lumsden and Phil Neville having struggled to earn the players’ respect. The future of Chris Woods, who has overseen a marked improvement in the form of David de Gea as goalkeeping coach, is uncertain.

There was no more staunch a supporter of Moyes than his fellow Scot. After all, it was Ferguson who had called the Everton manager away from a shopping trip with his wife, Pamela, to that same address in Wilmslow to offer him the job last May when the ill-fated legend of ‘The Chosen One’ was born.

United are set to become the equal worst defending champions in Premier League history, matching the seventh place finish of Ray Harford’s Blackburn Rovers in 1996. They are also likely to fail to qualify for the Europa League next season.

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The Glazers sanctioned the £37.5million club-record signing of Juan Mata in January but United have lost 10 of their 22 games this year.

All this on top of the near £65m in transfer fees already thrown at Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata, plus a club-record contract controversially awarded to Wayne Rooney.

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Having won the league title by 11 points last season, United is 23 points behind current leader Liverpool, 13 adrift of the Champions League places, and has slumped to a string of humiliating losses including to fierce rivals Liverpool and Manchester City at home.

United has been defeated a club record 11 times in the league and 10 times in 22 matches in all competitions in 2014, and is on course for its lowest league finish since 1990.

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The United board have stood by Moyes following several disastrous results, most notably the home defeats last month to rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.

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Giggs became an increasingly despondent figure and when two of Fergie’s ‘Class of 92’, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, criticised Moyes’s team and signings on television last month it was a sign the old guard were in rebellion. Stalwarts of the Ferguson era, such as Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, had long since lost faith in Moyes.

Robin van Persie, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez and Giggs, who has been marginalised despite his apparently senior role, are all believed to be unhappy with Moyes and the backroom team he brought with him from Everton.

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While he persuaded Wayne Rooney to commit his future to the club after the forward attempted to leave last summer, persistent rumours of discontent in the dressing-room failed to subside, with Robin van Persie, Giggs, Nemanja Vidic and Danny Welbeck all disenchanted with the new regime.

British newspapers are reporting that Ryan Giggs, a club great who is on the coaching staff, could be Moyes' temporary replacement while Dutch coach Louis van Gaal and Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp have been linked with any possible vacancy.

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Ryan Giggs, with Nicky Butt as his assistant, will take charge until the end of the season. Giggs has served as player-coach under Moyes while Butt has worked with the reserves.

Twitter users 'appear' to back David Moyes to stay at United while some want him out. The hashtag #savemoyes is trending in the UK at the moment.