Official: Moyes to be next Manchester United manager

Manchester United
have confirmed that
David Moyes will
replace Sir Alex
Ferguson at Old Trafford
and will take over as
manager at the end of
the current season.
As exclusively revealed
by Goal.com following the announcement
of the 71-year-old's retirement, the
Toffees boss had been identified as the
outgoing manager's successor .
Moyes has agreed a six-year deal at the
club, which will start on June 1, and will
take his place at the Old Trafford helm with
the blessing of Sir Alex.
"When we discussed the candidates that
we felt had the right attributes we
unanimously agreed on David Moyes.
David is a man of great integrity with a
strong work ethic," Sir Alex Ferguson told
the club's official website.
"I've admired his work for a long time and
approached him as far back as 1998 to
discuss the position of Assistant Manager
here. He was a young man then at the
start of his career and has since gone on to
do a magnificent job at Everton. There is no
question he has all the qualities we expect
of a manager at this club."
Everton announced earlier on Thursday that
Moyes was set to leave Goodison Park at
the end of the season.
The Scot acknowledged that Sir Alex will be
a tough act to follow after accruing 38
trophies during his 26-year reign, but
admitted that the opportunity could not be
passed up.
Moyes added: "It’s a great honour to be
asked to be the next Manager of
Manchester United.  I am delighted that Sir
Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job.
I have great respect for everything he has
done and for the club.
"I know how hard it will be to follow the
best manager ever, but the opportunity to
manage Manchester United isn’t something
that comes around very often and I’m
really looking forward to taking up the post
next season."