In this article, first published on LawInSport, John Mehrzad (@JohnMehrzadLaw) sets out, from a legal perspective, what will happen next for David Moyes, who was this week sacked after just 51 games as manager of Manchester United
Remarkably, the last occasion Manchester United sacked their manager was 28 years previously, when Ron Atkinson was removed in 1986. Although Big Ron’s replacement, Alex Ferguson, did not win a trophy for four years (and was reportedly one loss away from being sacked himself in early 1990) what he then went on to achieve at the club is now the stuff of legend. This short article does not propose to hark back to United’s glory days but rather, from a legal perspective, set out what will happen next for Moyes.
