Former Manchester United manager David Moyes has claimed that the club no longer stick to the values instilled by Sir Alex Ferguson, insisting that this has created a sense of upheaval which first impacted him more than a decade ago and is still a factor for the current regime.
Everton’s legendary boss had consistently overachieved with the Toffees during 11 years at Goodison Park, regularly guiding them into Europe on a famously shoestring budget. But his time at Old Trafford last less than 11 months, as he was dismissed towards the end of season one in a six-year contract.
Moyes suggested that time isn’t something he was afforded—no United manager since Ferguson has had more than two full seasons in the job—and that the culture is no longer set up for that.
“The history of Manchester United was not [one of change],” he has now reflected, more than 12 years on, as he prepares to face the Red Devils with former club Everton.
“Manchester United had a great culture. They stuck with their managers, they brought through their own academy boys. They actually had some of the best characteristics of what you would want your club to have; good values.
“Sir Alex had great values at Manchester United and, over the years, those values he established needed some time to come through as well. It was always a club with brilliant values with an understanding about bringing their young players through and developing them in the right way.”
Given the churn which has followed, patience is no longer guaranteed by the Manchester United board—as Moyes found out.
