David Moyes appointed as new Man Utd manager

Manchester United have appointed Sir Alex Ferguson's recommendation David Moyes to replace the 71-year-old as manager at Old Trafford.

Moyes, out of contract at the end of the season, leaves Everton after 11 years in charge at Goodison Park.
The 50-year-old Scot has agreed a six-year deal and will replace Ferguson, who announced his retirement on Wednesday after 26 years, on 1 July.
"We unanimously agreed on David Moyes," said Ferguson.

David Moyes: From playing alongside David Beckham at Preston to the Old Trafford hot seat

• Started his playing career at Celtic and finished it at Preston, where he played alongside young loan signing David Beckham between February and March 1995
• Ten months after guiding Preston North End to the Division One play-off final, Moyes took over at Everton from Walter Smith in March 2002
• Handed Wayne Rooney his Premier League debut in August 2002 before selling him to Manchester United two years later for an initial £20m.
• Steered Everton to a fourth-place finish in 2005 and a place in the qualifying stages of the Champions League.
• Took Everton to the FA Cup final in 2009, where they lost 2-1 to Chelsea.

"David is a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic. I've admired his work for a long time and approached him as far back as 1998 to discuss the position of assistant manager here.

"There is no question he has all the qualities we expect of a manager at this club."
Moyes, who will be introduced as United boss in "due course", said it was "a great honour" to be appointed as the new manager of the Premier League champions.
"I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club.
"I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season."
Moyes also paid tribute to current club Everton and vowed to remain fully committed until the end of the season.
"I have had a terrific job at Everton, with a tremendous chairman and board of directors, and a great set of players. Between now and the end of the season, I will do everything in my power to make sure we finish as high as possible in the table.
"Everton's fantastic fans have played a big part in making my years at Goodison so enjoyable and I thank them wholeheartedly for the support they have given me and the players. Everton will be close to me for the rest of my life."
Everton said in a statement:  "The chairman, on behalf of the club, would like to place on record his thanks to David for the massive contribution he has made to Everton since his arrival in March 2002. He has been an outstanding manager."