David Moyes admitted he would do things differently if he was given another chance to manage Manchester United.
The Red Devils are currently on the lookout for a new boss with Erik ten Hag emerging as the leading favourite. United are looking for a fresh start in what's been a difficult period dating as far back as Sir Alex Ferguson's exit when Moyes arrived at the club in 2013.
The Scot only lasted ten months in the Old Trafford hot seat as he was axed before the Red Devils ultimately finished the season in seventh, which was miles off the standards set by his legendary predecessor. Many feel Moyes didn't get enough chance to rebuild United given the monumental task at hand by replacing Fergie. And that viewpoint has been somewhat vindicated given United have gone through a string of managers following his departure.
Moyes, meanwhile, has revived his career at West Ham as they punch above their weight with an outside shot of a top-four spot this season, as well as reaching the Europa League quarter-finals. But he admits that he made a few mistakes during his time at United and, in hindsight, he would have taken a different approach.
The Hammer boss says he should have done everything in his power to keep Sir Alex's backroom staff Rene Meulensteen or Mike Phelan at the club who ended up following Fergie out the exit door. Speaking to the High-Performance podcast, Moyes generally spoke positively about his time at Old Trafford.
He said: "I felt that keeping at least one or two of Sir Alex’s staff would have been really important, which I did try and do. In the end, it didn’t quite work that way. I tried to add Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville, people who had experience. But me going into Manchester United, if I could fix it and go back, I needed Rene Meulensteen to stay or Mike Phelan to stay. I’ve admitted and said that. If I got that opportunity again, that’s what I would do."
Moyes says his time at Old Trafford "didn't end very well" but insists he holds no grudges over the club. He added: "I believe if you're a leader giving bad news it should be done with dignity. I think whatever business, there will be things in life you give bad news and I think there should be a style you do it in.
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"When you're one of the biggest sports industries in the world, you should have people who know how to do that and I felt in the end, it didn't end very well. It was done via come into the office early morning and meet, but a lot of these situations, the media got ahold of it which is the norm and it can happen, that's the world we're in.
"I hold no grudges, I'm well moved on, I like going back to Old Trafford. I think a lot of the supporters don't see me in as bad a light as some do, they understand how difficult it was."
