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21st Feb 2016

“Manchester United have always stood for much greater things than sacking their managers” – David Moyes

Louis van Gaal gets the vote of confidence

Conan Doherty

Hear him for he has spoken.

Why would David Moyes care? He’s completely neutral.

In fairness, the Scotsman’s rebuke of his old club’s potential new chopping and changing policy could be on the cusp of a point. Almost.

United have sacked just one manager in the last three decades though.

The one they did get rid of had the champions in seventh place, 13 points off fourth and about to finish outside the top three for the first time in Premier League history.

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Let’s bring it back around again though: he replaced Alex Ferguson. He replaced what was an institution and everyone knew that post-Fergie was never going to be easy. Louis van Gaal has since proven that to be true.

Increasing speculation suggests that the Dutch man is about to follow Moyes out the Old Trafford exit doors as the club continues to underperform. Patience has worn thin not just with van Gaal, but just in the general United ether and, as their city rivals prepare to welcome Pep Guardiola, the struggle continues in the red half of Manchester.

They say Mauricio Pochettino is the golden boy but even he wouldn’t have been given time if recent history and current speculation are anything to go by. And David Moyes has had a pop at that change of culture and attitude.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muNnP6mrrmQ

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