Moyes ready to stamp own mark

New Manchester United manager David Moyes is motivated by fear as he seeks to make his mark on the Premier League champions. It is not so much a fear of failure for a man who in more than a decade at Everton did not win a trophy, rather the stature of the 20-time English champions and the huge success of his long-serving predecessor Alex Ferguson.

‘There has to be an element of fear that comes with managing a club like Manchester United. It keeps you working, it keeps you focused and helps you try not to take your eye off the ball,’ he said. ‘You would have doubt if anybody took over this job, but in my own way, I’ve got to say I feel it’s the right job for me at the right time and hopefully I’ll make it work.’

The 50-year-old, who was handpicked for the job by Ferguson, has often said he will call on his predecessor for advice but also emphasises that this is a new period for the club. ‘It has to be a new era,’ he said. ‘Whatever we say, my job now is to make my history. ‘I’m going to follow someone who has made incredible history.’

Man United lose 3-2 in Japan

YOKOHAMA: Manchester United stumbled to a 3-2 defeat against Japan’s Yokohama Marinos Tuesday in their second loss in three games under new manager David Moyes.

The English champions fell behind in the very first minute but they recovered to lead 2-1 heading into the second half thanks to Jesse Lindgard’s strike and a Yokohama own goal.  However, Fabio Aguiar headed the scores level before Yoshihito Fujita’s winner three minutes from time removed further gloss from United’s pre-season Asian tour. 

So far under Moyes, United have lost 1-0 in Bangkok and won 5-1 in Melbourne, and they got off to a horror start here.

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