David Moyes insists nobody could have done a better job than him at Manchester United

DAVID MOYES has declared that no manager in the world could have done a better job than him at Manchester United.

The Scot replaced Reds legend Sir Alex Ferguson after he ended his 25-year spell at Old Trafford.

Moyes left Everton to take over at United in 2013, but he was axed with four games remaining of his first season in charge.

He guided the Reds to seventh in the Premier League and they were knocked out the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.

Moyes told the Mirror: “I accept totally that when you are a manager of Manchester United, you have to win. I didn’t win enough.

“But I don’t think there is a manager out there who would have been able to do something better or quicker in the time I was given after Sir Alex retired. It was all about small margins.

“There was a changing of the guard. Not only did I replace Alex, David Gill had also stepped down as chief executive and Ed Woodward came in.

“So it was always going to take time. Yes, I took over the champions, but clubs like Chelsea and Man City spent huge amounts of that money that summer in a bid to overtake us.

“And it was difficult for me to go into Old Trafford and rip up the team that had just ran away with the title.”

“Having said that, things would have been a lot different if we had landed our main transfer targets.

“We were in for Gareth Bale and Cesc Fabregas. They were genuine target, but for one-reason or another we didn’t get them over the line. Getting them would have been the perfect start in terms of reshaping the squad I inherited.

“I have no regrets about taking the United job. When you get offered a job like that you take it. When you compare my season to what Jose achieved last season it is about those small margins.

“United were always going to have to go through a difficult time when Alex left.

“You only have to see how much money they have spent over the last three years just to build a team capable of challenging for the title again to see how difficult the job was.”

United struggled to find form following the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, but Jose Mourinho’s side have hit the ground running this term.

The Reds are currently sitting level with Manchester City at the top of the table after seven games in the league.

Following his dismal spell at United, Moyes fled to La Liga to become the new manager of Real Sociedad. He was sacked shortly after despite achieving his season targets.

He then took over at Sunderland, which ended in relegation and Moyes decided to walk away from the Stadium of Light.