“It will be a fantastic achievement for Moyes to win any trophy at all” – Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson believes it would be a “fantastic achievement”
for his Manchester United successor David Moyes to win any trophy this
season.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography is the subject of fevered anticipation in the footballing world.
Moyes has endured a rocky start to life at Old Trafford after taking
over from Ferguson, and was frustrated again as Southampton scored a
late equaliser to draw 1-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday.
It means United have won just three of their opening eight Premier
League matches to fall eight points behind early leaders Arsenal — but
they have begun their Champions League campaign well and defeated
Liverpool to advance in the Capital One Cup.
In an exclusive interview with MUTV, Ferguson said any kind of silverware should be regarded as a success this season.
“For David, winning a trophy would be a fantastic achievement no
matter what it is — the League Cup, FA Cup, European Cup or Premier
League,” he said.
“We’ve always had priorities obviously, and David is aware of that, but I hope he achieves it.”
United, who have never finished lower than third in the Premier
League era, are currently eighth in the table, but Ferguson stressed:
“The key for David is not to look to do anything better or less but just
to maintain what the club has been for 20-odd years and keep the
success going.
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Academic staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to come to a compromise so
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