Moyes sacked

Manchester United have parted
company with manager David Moyes.
United confirmed on their official
Twitter account on Tuesday that the
Scot has left the club after less than a
year in charge.
"The club would like to place on record
its thanks for the hard work, honesty
and integrity he brought to the role," a
further tweet read.
Moyes, whose appointment on a six-
year contract as Alex Ferguson's
successor was announced last May,
endured a disastrous reign at Old
Trafford.
United's defence of their Premier
League title has been meek, with the
club losing 11 of their 34 top-flight
games so far this season to languish in
seventh place - some 23 points adrift
of leaders Liverpool.
And Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Moyes'
former club Everton - which ensured
the Old Trafford outfit cannot qualify
for next season's UEFA Champions
League - proved the final straw for the
United hierarchy.
United will end the campaign without
any major silverware, having been
knocked out in the Champions League
quarter-finals, FA Cup third round and
League Cup semi-finals by Bayern
Munich, Swansea City and Sunderland
respectively.
Following Ferguson - who won 13
Premier League titles, five FA Cups
and two Champions Leagues in a
trophy-laden 27-year reign - was
always going to be a tough ask.
And Moyes' struggles were not limited
to on-pitch matters, as the Scot's
forays into the transfer market also
proved to be mixed at best.
The 50-year-old broke United's
transfer record by signing Spain
international Juan Mata from Chelsea
for £37.1million in January, but his
£27.5m capture of Marouane Fellaini
from Everton last September has
attracted widespread criticism.