On this day in 2014, David Moyes was sacked as Manchester United manager after just 10 months in the job.
The Scotsman had the, in hindsight, impossible task of succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson, who had enjoyed 26 years successful years at the club. Ferguson had recommended the Red Devils to appoint Moyes upon his retirement and was awarded a six-year contract in July 2013.
But after winning just 27 games of 51 with United (52%), who had won the Premier League previously, Moyes was sacked. The club were sitting in seventh place in the table at the time of his departure, a distance away from the Champions League which, under Ferguson, was unthinkable.
