Sir Alex Ferguson has rejected claims that he acted improperly when appointing David Moyes as his successor at Manchester United.
The Scot recommended his compatriot to United's management in a move that ended in dramatic failure, but he claims that Moyes' support system was not good enough for the job at hand.
"There appears to be an accepted view out there that there was no process (in Moyes' appointment). Nonsense. We feel we did everything the right way: quietly, thoroughly, professionally," Ferguson stated in his autobiography, My Autobiography.
"He hadn't realised just how big United is as a club."
Moyes allowed several of Ferguson's trusted backroom staff to depart Old Trafford, against the advice of the retiring Scot, and brought in Steve Round, Jimmy Lumsden, Chris Woods and Phil Neville to the club from Everton, which was a mistake, according to Ferguson.
"Maybe David felt that at such a massive club he had to be sure that all corners were covered in terms of his support system. I felt that network was already there, with plenty of great people already in important slots."
Moyes was relieved of his duties as manager of the club after just ten months in charge, and was replaced by Ryan Giggs for the remainder of the 2013/14 season.
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