Manchester United are preparing to sack David Moyes. The Glazer family have been horrified by the extent of United’s dramatic decline and are ready to cut their losses less than ten months after Moyes replaced Sir Alex Ferguson as manager.

With Moyes having lost the backing of large numbers of his squad and United preparing to spend up to £200 million this summer, the Glazers believe that their and the club’s interests will be best served by a change.

Moyes’s disastrous reign hit a low yesterday when United lost 2-0 away to Everton, his former club, in the Barclays Premier League champions’ eleventh defeat in 22 matches since the turn of the year.

Seventh in the table - 23 points adrift of Liverpool, the league