Manchester United manager David Moyes says Sunday’s 0-3 home loss to Liverpool will not determine his future at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
With United trailing Greek underdogs Olympiakos 2-0 ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg in Manchester, Moyes remains bullish amid renewed speculation he will be relieved of his duties.<\/p>\n
The Scot is enduring a torrid opening season at the Old Trafford helm and hit a new low at the weekend, when a pair of Steven Gerrard penalties helped United’s arch-rivals silence the Theatre of Dreams in a 3-0 win.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old said: “My future has not changed one bit. I’ve got a great job. I know exactly the direction I want to go in. It’s not been the season we had hoped but I’ve got ideas to put in place when the time is right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“The most important thing right now is to get the Olympiakos game played. If we can get past them, it’d be a massive lift for us. We’ve got a lot of belief and we have to make it show by playing well in the game.<\/p>\n
“The support inside Old Trafford has been phenomenal. I think the players will tell you that the first thing I mentioned was that we need to start giving something back now. We need to give them a night to be remembered.<\/p>\n
“The biggest assurance is just that they let me get on with the job. We never discuss it – we just talk about the future, making plans for the years going forward. This club is not a club that works on a short-term vision. It works on a long-term vision.<\/p>\n
“When you lose in the fashion we did to one of our biggest rivals, there’s always a lot of disappointment. It was always going to be a big week with Liverpool and Olympiakos.<\/p>\n
“As soon as it was over, we were focused on this game. It’s the only thing that matters now.<\/p>\n
“I see the players every day and the qualities they show me, they know they can play better. I’ve got belief in the players because I see what they can do and hope they show it.”<\/p>\n
On his relationship with former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Moyes added: “I speak to him regularly and when he’s at the games.<\/p>\n
“He has been very supportive. He told me it would be a difficult job before I came in, but he and (vice chairman) Ed Woodward are very supportive.”<\/p>\n
Earlier, United denied claims that there is a rift between Moyes and Giggs.<\/p>\n
Giggs, United’s most decorated player, was left out of the squad for Sunday’s miserable 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.<\/p>\n
On Monday, rumours of a rift began to surface with some claims even suggesting the two clashed after the match.<\/p>\n
However, the club have been quick to deny there is any problem at all between Moyes and the veteran Welsh midfielder.<\/p>\n
A club spokesman is quoted by the Sun as saying: “The story of any problems between Ryan and the manager are completely false.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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