“If you’ve got any class…” – David Moyes slams Ed Woodward’s handling of Man United sacking in 2014

David Moyes believes that his sacking from the managerial role at Manchester United in 2014 was handled without ‘class’ by then-executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

The current West Ham boss was recruited as Sir Alex Ferguson’s replacement at Old Trafford after the greatest manager in English football decided to step down from his throne following United’s 20th title.

It was a tenure that lasted just 10 months before he was sacked after a 2-0 loss against his previous employers, Everton.

Ryan Giggs took over on an interim basis until the end of that season. United finished a record low seventh in the Premier League that season.

However, Moyes has said that his dismissal was handled badly by the club, that was run by Ed Woodward at the time.

“I always think you have to give bad news well. You’re the boss, you run a really big business like Manchester United. If you’ve got any class or any style, when you’re having to give bad news out, it has to be done in a good way,” he told Steven Bartlet on his podcast, Diary of a CEO.

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“I felt the way I was told (about the sacking) wasn’t done as well as it should’ve been. It could’ve been done better and made a lot easier.

“Looking back now, you think ‘hey, that’s life, get on with it’ but if you’re one of the biggest sports businesses in the world, if not the biggest, you would hope you would do things correctly.

“I found out about my sacking through the media. I tried to make contact and say ‘why don’t we meet up’ but it didn’t suit and before I knew it they called me in the day after and the whole world knew about it before I got to know.”

Despite the handling of the situation, the Scotsman ensures that he holds no grudges against the club.

“Sometimes people want to get it done right and I didn’t think it was right. But I genuinely don’t have any real gripe about it because of the industry I’m in,” added Moyes.