Moyes’ miserable season goes on

DAVID Moyes admits he never expected his debut season as Manchester United manager to go as badly as it has so far.

United are now nine points behind fourth–placed Liverpool following their 2–2 home draw against Fulham.

Moyes never thought replacing Sir Alex Ferguson would be easy, but when asked whether he ever thought it could have gone as badly as this, the former Everton boss replied with a very frank: “No, probably not.”

United have now dropped 18 points at home this season, and with away defeats to Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Stoke, bookmakers have the Red Devils down as 6–1 outsiders to make the top four.

The Cottagers took 19 minutes to open the scoring and then survived an onslaught from United to eventually come away with a 2–2 draw, thanks to Darren Bent’s 94th–minute equaliser.

United flung a record 81 crosses into the Fulham box, but with 6ft 7in centre–back Dan Burn in the away side, visiting head coach Rene Meulensteen said his team were well prepared for everything the hosts threw at them.

There was a downbeat answer from Moyes when he was asked whether his team could finish in the top four: “We will do our best,” Moyes said.