David Moyes fires the first look ahead of his return to Man United in the FA Cup by saying that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is only succeeding because he has given him time after the Scot was his pocket just 10 months into a six-year contract as Sir Alex Ferguson
- David Moyes has been aiming for a clever dig at Manchester United over his tenure as boss
- The West Ham boss believes Solskjaer is only succeeding at the club because of time
- Despite rocky bits, United have put their faith in the Norwegian manager
- Moyes was sacked just 10 months into his six-year contract while at United
- Moyes’ comments come the day before West Ham face United in the FA Cup
David Moyes has taken a clever dig at his former Manchester United recruiters by saying that the only reason the club is succeeding is because Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken the time to do so.
Despite a bit of rocky rock in his two years as United manager, Solskjaer have sung his squad off the same hymn page and are now arguing at their most competitive level since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. resigned eight years ago.
Moyes was the man Ferguson chose to take over and later secured a big six-year contract at Old Trafford.
Manchester United vice-captain David Moyes (left) has said the only reason Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) is succeeding at the club is because he was given the opportunity to do so.
However, just 10 months into that contract, United sued Moyes and instead hired Louis van Gaal then Jose Mourinho before making a final settlement with Solskjaer in 2018.
United are currently second in the Premier League under Solskjaer and are now hoping to secure their place in the FA Cup semi-finals if they can get past Moyes’ West Ham side at Old Ham. Trafford Tuesday night.
And while Moyes was full of praise for his United colleague, he could only help highlight how much the Red Devils trust the Norwegian leader.
‘With the time given to him, he has started to put together a very young, exciting team,’ Moyes said at his pre-match press conference.
United are currently second in the Premier League and are flying under Solskjaer
‘A couple of good players have come through their academy and have brought in a player or two to help their team.
‘I think they’re building a nice team and the time Ole has been given to do that has helped.’
Moyes has proven to be more capable of turning a team’s fortunes around himself when he gets the ability to do so.
This season, the Scot has already managed 39 points from 23 games – the same total number he managed his campaign in relegation risk last season.
Hammers ’surprising form has also seen them rise to sixth place high and are just a point behind the Liverpool champions in the Champions League finals.
Moyes was awarded a six-year raspberry contract to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013
However, Moyes was pushed just 10 months into that contract after a bad run of form at United
However, while Moyes has enjoyed a brilliant season so far, he maintains that he is ‘disappointed with football in general’ after Fulham’s Tomas Soucek red card.
Hammers midfielder Soucek has been ruled out by referee Mike Dean after he accidentally caught Aleksandar Mitrovic with his elbow in a goalless draw on Saturday.
Dean went over to the inspector next to the park after talking to VAR Lee Mason and decided the event deserved a straight red.
Moyes was not happy with Mitrovic’s response – the striker went down gripping his face – but says the referees need to be stronger than the decisions.
Moyes has also been described as ‘disillusioned with football’ after Tomas Soucek’s red card
‘I am disappointed with football in general that the officials would have allowed these conditions to take over the game,’ he said.
‘I can only see the officials as the people who can stop him by not letting the players get away with the actions they are doing, because he is co-opting. the referee would decide so difficult in deciding for them when there was no one give. ‘
On Monday, the FA rejected Soucek’s red card after he upheld Hammers’ claim of wrongful dismissal.
