Moyes to be axed

David Moyes is facing the sack as
Manchester United manager in the next 24
hours, according to Sky sources.
The outgoing Premier League champions
have refused to comment on the
widespread reports on Monday afternoon,
but Sky sources suggest Moyes will be
gone by Tuesday at the latest.
Moyes has endured a difficult reign since
taking charge of United last summer, but
the club were expected to stand by the
Scot, despite a lack of success in domestic
and European competitions.
United's board appear set to cut short
Moyes' six-year deal in the wake of the
latest 2-0 defeat at former club Everton,
which left United 13 points adrift of the
Premier League top four.
Reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA
Champions League did briefly ease the
pressure on Moyes, but they bowed out
with a 4-2 aggregate defeat against Bayern
Munich.
Sir Alex Ferguson had urged the club to
give the next manager time when he
stepped down in May after a glittering
spell at Old Trafford, but owners, the
Glazer family, seem to have lost patience.
Ferguson, who has watched many of
United's games from the stands, himself
had a tough start to his 27-year spell in
charge, but went on to win two UEFA
Champions League trophies, 13 Premier
League titles and five FA Cups.
United are expected to spend heavily in
the summer and a successor would be
entrusted with the transfer fund, which is
reported to be around £150million.
Holland manager Louis van Gaal, who is
leaving after the World Cup, Borussia
Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp, and Paris St-
Germain's Laurent Blanc have been tipped
as possible contenders to replace Moyes.
Sky Sports pundit Tony Cottee suggested
that Moyes had lost the backing of some
members of his squad.
Speaking on Gillette Soccer Special, Cottee
said: "The key question is has he got the
support of the players?
"Looking at the performances, I would say
no at the moment. Players are very
powerful these days."
Sky Bet have slashed the odds on Moyes'
departure to 1-10, naming Van Gaal as 4-1
favourite to succeed him, with Klopp at 5-1
and veteran winger Ryan Giggs at 6-1.