United’s owners the Glazer family have finally lost patience with Moyes after a dismal season that has seen the reigning Barclays Premier League champions slump to seventh in the table.
The final straw was Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Everton, their 11th in the Barclays Premier League this season, and a result that left the title holders down 13 points off the Champions League places.
End of the line: David Moyes will be sacked by Manchester United and could leave before the end of the season
Under pressure: United crashed to a 2-0 defeat
at Moyes's former club Everton on Sunday, their 11th defeat of the
Premier League season
Searching for inspiration: Moyes has found it impossible to maintain the high standards set by predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson
Bright beginnings: Moyes started work at Old
Trafford on July 1 last summer, having been announced as Ferguson's
replacement in May
DAVID MOYES AT UNITED
Played 51
Won 27
Drawn 9
Lost 15
Win percentage 52.94
Won 27
Drawn 9
Lost 15
Win percentage 52.94
It is understood that the plan now is to sack Moyes at the end of the season but the situation could now come to a head later on Monday or in the coming days. If the former Everton boss is sacked before the season’s end, club legend Ryan Giggs will be asked to take over team affairs.
In terms of appointing a long-term successor, Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp, Holland’s Louis van Gaal and Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti are in the frame.
Meet the new boss: Moyes gets to work on his first morning as United manager at the club's Carrington training complex
Backing: Supporters on the Stretford End commissioned a banner proclaiming Moyes as the 'Chosen One'
Good start: Moyes lifts the Community Shield
after United beat Wigan 2-0 at Wembley back in August. It will be his
only piece of silverware with the club
Winning start: United won 4-1 at Swansea City on
the opening day of the season, getting their title defence off to the
perfect start
Warm reception: Moyes is introduced to the Old Trafford crowd prior to his first home game against Chelsea
THE REMAINING MATCHES
April 26 Norwich City (H)
May 3 Sunderland (H)
May 6 Hull City (H)
May 11 Southampton (A)
May 3 Sunderland (H)
May 6 Hull City (H)
May 11 Southampton (A)
Moyes, who moved from Everton last summer to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, has also overseen failure in the cup competitions.
United were eliminated by Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup, by Sunderland in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup and by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Taking all competitions into account, United have won 27 of 51 matches during the Moyes tenure, drawing nine and losing 15.
Taste of defeat: Moyes suffered his first league loss at Anfield as a Daniel Sturridge gave Liverpool a 1-0 win on September 1
Down to work: Moyes leads a training session at
Carrington ahead of his first Champions League match with United back in
September
Euro stars: United beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 at Old Trafford in their opening Champions League fixture of the season
Nightmare: The scale of Moyes's task at Old Trafford became apparent in the 4-1 defeat at rivals Manchester City on September 24
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