Man United confirm Moyes as new manager

After 11 years at Goodison the Scot succeeds FergusonWayne Rooney transfer request top of his agendaLONDON. Everton have confirmed that David Moyes will leave the club at the end of the season after 11 years as manager, with the Scot expected to be announced as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor at Manchester United.Moyes currently earns £4m a-year at Everton, making him better paid than any of his players and he can expect to receive a sizeable increase in these terms at United.United prematurely welcomed Moyes as their new manager on their Facebook site and then took the link down again.Moyes went through the formalities of his departure at the club’s Finch Farm training base on Thursday morning, having returned from Merseyside after watching Chelsea draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge.Moyes leaves Everton having never won a trophy since taking over in 2002. But he stabilised the club and in more than a decade Everton finished outside the top 10 twice, qualified for the Champions League once, and reached an FA Cup final.It is expected that Moyes will officially take charge of United on 1 July, the day after his contract with Everton expires though he will take an active part in his new club’s summer recruitment strategy.One of Moyes first tasks will be to address Wayne Rooney’s disquiet. Two weeks ago the striker had a meeting at the club in which Rooney asked Ferguson if he could leave United in the close season due to his desire to have a fresh start. The outgoing manager told him this was not an option and that he still saw Rooney’s future at United. Rooney’s spokesman declined to comment on Thursday morning.While United stated publicly on Wednesday evening that Rooney is not for sale, whether Moyes’s impending arrival will change his mind is yet to be seen. The Liverpudlian is unhappy following an uneven season in which he has been played out of position in midfield and dropped for United’s biggest match, the Champions League last-16 second leg meeting with Real Madrid at Old Trafford in February.

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Man United confirm Moyes as new manager