David Moyes believes Manchester United held off sacking him to avoid paying the extra money he would have been entitled to a few weeks earlier. Moyes was sacked in April 2014, 10 months into his six-year contract and received £4.5million, about half of what he would have received if he was sacked weeks earlier. He left Manchester United after a dreadful run of form which saw the Red Devils slump to seventh in the Premier League and on course for their lowest ever points tally. David Moyes explains his theory on why he was sacked by Manchester UnitedThe current West Ham manager replaced Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford in the summer of 2013. Moyes was replaced at Old Trafford by Ryan Giggs, on a temporary basis until the end of the season, before Louis van Gaal took over permanently in the summer.

Source: Express February 10, 2020 17:37 UTC