THE NEW MAN ARRIVING FOR THE 1ST DAY IN OFFICE.....WELCOME DAVID MOYES

 

 

 

 

David Moyes arrived at the AON Training Complex on Monday morning (today), ready to start work as the new Manchester United manager.

The former Everton boss, who is replacing the recently retired Sir Alex Ferguson, arrived at 08:00 BST and looked relaxed as he met a selection of staff members at the home of the Reds.Dressed sharply, Moyes also posed for photographs outside and in his new office, from where he will manage the Barclays Premier League champions during the highly-anticipated 2013/14 season.

Moyes, who was appointed on 9 May, takes up his new challenge after more than 11 years in charge at Everton. There, he won the League Managers’ Association’s Manager of the Year award – voted for by his fellow football bosses – on three occasions: in 2003, 2005 and 2009. Only Sir Alex Ferguson (four awards) collected the honour as many times.
You can read a detailed profile of the new Manchester United manager on our Players & Staff page. Working alongside Moyes will be Steve Round (assistant manager), Jimmy Lumsden (coach) and Chris Woods (goalkeeper coach).
A number of changes behind the scenes also take effect today. Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward takes on the duties previously undertaken by former chief executive David Gill, while Richard Arnold begins his tenure as group managing director. Chief operating officer Michael Bolingbroke has been appointed to the main board and takes on further responsibilities, including chairman of MU Foundation.

Profiles: Moyes' men

To help achieve success, the Scot has brought with him a crack team of coaches from his former club Everton, where they all worked closely at various points of his 11-year tenure at Goodison Park. Here, we profile his three trusted allies who will fulfil separate roles at the Aon Training Complex...



Name: Steve Round
 
Age: 42
 
Role: Assistant manager
 
Player history: A full-back of great promise, Round’s ambitions for on-pitch success were cruelly extinguished by injury at just 25, forcing him to retire after only nine appearances for Derby County.
 
Coaching career: After hanging up his boots, Steve became a Rams coach under Steve McClaren, who he later worked with for both Middlesbrough and England. A first-team coach position at Newcastle followed in 2007, before replacing Alan Irvine as Everton’s assistant manager a year later.



Name: Jimmy Lumsden
 
Age: 65
 
Role: Coach
 
Player history: Lumsden began his career at Leeds, playing only a handful of matches, before representing Southend, Greenock Morton, St Mirren and Clydebank.
 
Coaching career: The Glaswegian famously discovered Moyes as a young player at Celtic and, ironically, linked up with him when the younger Scot took charge at Preston North End. Both men then moved to Everton in 2002, where their partnership blossomed in the top-flight.
 
Quote: “I wouldn’t say it’s friendship all the time. We’re close, but I’ve got to be truthful and say part of the reason I think [he likes working with me] is because we don’t agree a lot of the time.” – Lumsden on Moyes.

Name: Chris Woods
 
Age: 53
 
Role: Goalkeeping coach
 
Player history: A former Rangers star, Woods also played for Nottingham Forest, QPR, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton. He earned 42 England caps between 1985 and 1993.
 
Coaching career: The 53-year-old began his second off-field career in 1998 by taking up a coaching position under Walter Smith at Everton, where he was tasked with the development of their goalkeeping stable. Years later, in October 2011, he was employed by the USA national team, linking with Toffees stopper and former Red Tim Howard.
 
Quote: “He's been fantastic for my career. He's one of the best in the world and I don't say that lightly. He's fantastic with a tremendous reputation.” – Tim Howard on Woods.