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David Moyes admits Manchester United sacking left him in tears

David Moyes

The Scot was named as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor at Old Trafford in 2013 but lasted less than a year in the job before being relieved of his duties.

Moyes has since spent spells in charge of Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham.

When asked as a guest on talkSPORT to name the last time he cried, the 56-year-old replied: “I think probably when I lost my job at Man United.”

“I feel that since I took over to where they are just now, I don’t think there’s an awful lot of difference,” he said.

“When I took over it was needing a change and needing a turnaround of players, and that was all going to take time.

“I feel like in the four years or so since I was managing there, it’s probably not moved on much more.

“It’s quite similar; they’re still saying there needs to be changes and has to be things done.

“That time since I felt hasn’t been used awfully well.”

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.