SIR ALEX FERGUSON is backing David Moyes as the preferred choice for his successor at Old Trafford – even though Pep Guardiola wants the job.
Sir Alex feels Everton manager Moyes is better suited at guiding Manchester United in the long term. And the Scot feels current Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho should be considered ahead of Guardiola.
Former Barcelona coach Guardiola is eyeing up the Reds as his next job once Fergie retires. The pair are even understood to be meeting this weekend in New York.
Fergie, who turns 71 at the end of the month, has made it clear to both United chief executive David Gill and the Glazers – the club’s American owners – that he backs Moyes.
The Scot admires the former Barca man but feels his close friend Moyes, 49, offers a better understanding of English football’s demands.
A source close to one of the United senior players revealed: “The talk about Manchester United appointing Guardiola is a little premature.
“He actually has two preferred choices – David Moyes and Jose Mourinho.
“Moyes and Fergie are close and Fergie begrudgingly admires how Moyes has ‘outfoxed’ him and many other teams over the years.
“Fergie admires Jose greatly but there are concerns that Jose’s manner and media links could make him become bigger than the club.”
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Source: SundayExpress
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