David Moyes season of disaster at Manchester United

David Moyes season of disaster at Manchester United

Timeline of how David Moyes' season at Manchester United went wrong following his sacking on Tuesday:

Manchester United manager David Moyes watches an English Premier League match against West Ham United at London's Upton Park on March 22, 2014

2013

July 1: Moyes starts work as Manchester United manager after the retirement of Alex Ferguson.

September 1: Liverpool beat United 1-0 at Anfield, inflicting the first Premier League defeat under Moyes' leadership in his third league game in charge.

September 22: Manchester City hammer city rivals United 4-1. One week later lowly West Brom beat United at Old Trafford where they have not won in 35 years of trying.

December 4: Moyes former side Everton win 1-0 at Manchester United -- a first victory at Old Trafford in 21 years.

December 6: Rio Ferdinand criticises Moyes' late team selection policy, saying on BT Sport: "It turns you into a madman."

2014

January 5 - Swansea win at Old Trafford for the first time, sending United out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage for only the second time in 30 years.

January 7 - Defeat in Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Sunderland means a third straight loss for the first time since May 2001.

February 1 - Stoke end their long wait for a win against United. Charlie Adam's double gives them their first since 1984.

February 7: Veteran Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic announces he will leave United at the end of the season.

February 9 - United come from behind to lead bottom side Fulham at Old Trafford, but Darren Bent's stoppage-time equaliser grabs a 2-2 draw. Moyes describes the result as being "as bad as it gets".

February 25: In the Champions League last 16, United lose 2-0 at Olympiakos in Greece.

March 16: Two Steven Gerrard penalties and a Luis Suarez strike earn Liverpool a crushing 3-0 win at Old Trafford.

March 25: United lose 3-0 at home to Manchester City. The result meant United were guaranteed to end the season with their lowest points total in Premier League history.

April 9: Despite an encouraging 1-1 draw in the first leg, United go down 3-1 to title holders Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Munich.

April 20: Moyes' return to Everton becomes a nightmare. He is jeered by the crowd and United lose 2-0 -- a club record 11th defeat in the Premier League. United cannot now qualify for the 2014-15 Champions League.

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