Fans looking at the bigger picture - Moyes

MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes insists the club’s supporters understand the troubles currently facing their side.

Saturday’s home defeat to Newcastle was United’s fifth of the season - the first time they had lost back–to–back Premier League games at Old Trafford since 2002.

Few envisaged such a disastrous start to Moyes’ reign when he took charge of a squad that won the title by 11 points in the summer.

Some fans have started to question Moyes himself, though now the decision to appoint the Scot has been made, it is accepted he must be given time to make an impact.

“They all understand the bigger picture,” said Moyes. “No–one expects Manchester United to lose games, but it is a fact and my job is to make it better.”

It is clear Ferguson’s exit has had a seismic effect, not only on the United players, who do not seem capable of lifting their game to the level their former boss managed, but also the opposition, for whom the fear factor of visiting Old Trafford has been removed.

Moyes cannot be blamed for this.

He is just working hard to try to ensure he is getting the most from his squad that he possibly can.

“We’ve got roughly the same squad that was champions last year,” he said. “We’ve not changed an awful lot in that period. I need to make sure I’m getting the best out of the players and we are performing as well as we possibly can.”