{"id":4622,"date":"2014-03-07T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=4622"},"modified":"2014-03-07T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T13:38:42","slug":"moyes-thanks-utd-fans-for-support-in-difficult-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=4622","title":{"rendered":"Moyes thanks Utd fans for support in &#8216;difficult&#8217; season"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4623\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73426276_73426275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4623\" alt=\"David Moyes\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73426276_73426275-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73426276_73426275-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73426276_73426275.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Moyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manchester United manager David Moyes has thanked the club&#8217;s fans for their loyalty in what he admits has been a &#8220;difficult&#8221; first season.<\/p>\n<p>Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson, who ended his 26 years as United boss by winning a 13th league title, on 1 July.<\/p>\n<p>However, United lie seventh after only 13 wins from 27 Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>In a magazine sent to United season ticket holders, Moyes wrote: &#8220;The difficult season we have experienced was not something that I envisaged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moyes, 50, replaced fellow Glaswegian Ferguson, who won 38 trophies during his reign at Old Trafford, which also included two Champions League crowns, five FA Cups and four League Cups.<\/p>\n<p>United lost only five league games in their title-winning season of 2012-13, but have already lost eight times in the current campaign, including home defeats by West Brom, Everton, Newcastle and Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>They were also beaten 2-1 at home by Swansea in the FA Cup third round and are trailing 2-0 after the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie with Olympiakos.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You are accustomed to seeing a successful Manchester United and the backing you have given the players and me throughout the season has been incredible,&#8221; Moyes continued in his letter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Away from home the travelling fans have remained the best in the country, while at Old Trafford your unwavering faith has been noticeable and hugely welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Supporting your team when they are winning is easy, but much harder when things are not going as well, and the loyalty you have shown us has been magnificent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have absolutely no doubt we will see great winning sides here again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moyes, who began his managerial career at Preston before spending 11 years with Everton, added: &#8220;Everything we have been through will make us a better, stronger team and club in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Credit:BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United manager David Moyes has thanked the club&#8217;s fans for their loyalty in what he admits has been a &#8220;difficult&#8221; first season. Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson, who ended his 26 years as United boss by winning a 13th league title, on 1 July. 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