David Moyes reveals he would return to Manchester United if asked – but rules out managerial return
West Ham manager David Moyes has openly stated that he would be open to a surprising return to Manchester United in a post other than head coach.
Moyes took over as manager of Manchester United in 2013 after famous ex-manager Sir Alex Ferguson declared his intention to retire at the end of the season.
The 59-year-old Scot left Everton after an 11-year tenure as manager to take over at United, with Moyes signing a six-year contract.
Moyes began his tenure at United with a Community Shield victory, but the former Everton manager went on to have a disastrous tenure at the Premier League side.
The former United manager was fired barely 10 months after succeeding Ferguson, with Louis van Gaal taking over at Old Trafford.
Moyes recovered from his catastrophic loss at United by managing Real Sociedad, Sunderland, and his present club West Ham.
Moyes was asked on The Diary Of A CEO podcast by Steven Bartlett if he would ever contemplate returning to United if the opportunity arose.
“I don’t think it’d ever be in a role as manager, that’s for sure, so my time is gone,” he replied.
“But I always love to be involved in football and hopefully someone somewhere along the line will want to use my experience when my time’s up with being a football manager, but Manchester United is a great experience.”
Moyes ruled out a return to United as a manager, but he insisted that the Red Devils have chosen “some of the best managers” to run the first team.
He added that he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to manage the champions of England at the time and the chance to lift silverware that had eluded him during his time at Everton.
When asked about receiving a hypothetical call from United for a return now, Moyes said: “[Laughs] Well, no. They’ve got a really good manager and I think the thing about Manchester United [are they] have chosen incredibly good managers, probably some of the best managers.
“Some of the best managers you could ever imagine have been at Manchester United, so sometimes you got to say if you’re quite bright — and I’m sure you are with the business you work in — it’s not always the boss’ fault that this doesn’t go right.
“I took over at a difficult time, [there] was quite a few senior players probably coming to near the end of their time, but also I have to say I was really proud I took over the champions of England when that was the time [and] that was [me] saying, ‘What a chance I’ve got, maybe the opportunity to win trophies, the opportunity to be successful’ and it was the thing I was probably missing from my time at Everton that I wasn’t quite getting close enough to winning trophies.”
