Former Manchester United manager David Moyes says he was unfairly treated at the club during his time at Old Trafford. The Scot was sacked after 10 months of signing a 6-year-deal at United, but is now set to begin the new campaign as Sunderland manager.

Moyes was handpicked by Sir Alex Ferguson in order to become United manager, but struggled to get any run of good results with the team and was sacked after top 4 became impossible. The Red Devils eventually finished the season in 7th.

He then struggled at Spanish side Real Sociedad before being sacked, but after being linked to a whole host of clubs in England, including former club Everton, it is Sunderland who will be guided by Moyes.

However, Moyes believes he was the right man for the job after Ferguson’s departure, and was not given a real chance to succeed.

“You don’t get offered those big jobs – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United – for no reason,” he told several national newspapers.

“I’ve said all along I was unfairly treated there. When you sign a six-year contract and you end up with 10 months … yeah, I believe I was.”

“I didn’t win enough football matches but you must say there were mitigating circumstances. And I think you could say there are maybe things which have gone on since then that would actually justify that even more so.”

“What my time at Manchester United gave me is an unbelievable idea of what it is at the top. I believe that’s where I can work and that’s where I should be working, and my level is that.”

[Quotes via Sky Sports]

Moyes has been linked with two players he worked with at United in Marouane Fellaini – who also played under him at Everton – and Adnan Januzaj.

The 13/14 season was a sorry time for everyone involved with United, and although Moyes may well have been treated unfairly, it has to be said that finishing 7th in the league with no other silverware is not good enough for United.