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David Moyes was airbrushed out of Manchester United history on Thursday, as it emerged he felt let down by a lack of support from Sir Alex Ferguson in the final few weeks of his doomed reign.

Moyes reckons Ferguson deliberately distanced himself from him as results worsened and the mood among the United board shifted.

The former Everton boss was sacked on Monday after 10 months in charge having been hand-picked by Ferguson as his heir.

But it is understood that staunch support from Ferguson ebbed away as United’s decline became more dramatic and his dismissal became inevitable.

Moyes is also said to be angry at the Old Trafford giants for waiting until Champions League qualification was beyond them to wield the axe - meaning they could sack him for less compensation.

Under the terms of his six-year deal, the club only had to pay Moyes £4.5million because he missed out on the top four rather than cough up the full value of his contract.

Moyes, according to sources, is also said to have felt handicapped from the start by having to work with newly-appointed executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

With former chief executive David Gill having stood down at the same time as Ferguson, Woodward was new to the transfer market, and Moyes felt this contributed to last summer’s botched business.

On Thursday, meanwhile, visitors to Old Trafford found the controversial ‘The Chosen One’ banner celebrating Moyes' selection by Ferguson had been removed.

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In addition, the message played to fans at the end of a stadium tour, which had featured Moyes since his appointment last summer, has been hastily replaced by a talk from caretaker boss Ryan Giggs.

Elsewhere, Nicky Butt, brought in to help train the first-team squad, along with fellow ex-Reds Paul Scholes and Phil Neville, has revealed the pride felt by the members of the Legendary Class of '92 as they steer the team through to the end of the season.

“It will be massive for us, a proud moment for us all,” said Butt, ahead of United’s game against Norwich at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.

“To be there together is a bit of a surreal thing. We walked in here together when we were 12 and to be here now - I’m not 40 yet but Giggsy is, and myself and Scholes are nearly there too.

“So for us and Phil to be there together is a very proud moment. We’re here to try to help the club and get the results we want from now until the end of the season. What happens after that, who knows?

“We’ve got some amazing players at this club, good lads who care about the club, who are really positive about United and want the best for the club.

“Saturday is a massive occasion, not only for Ryan, but for the staff, the fans and the players as well because they know that we’ve underachieved as a club this year.

“The players in that changing room know how good they are. They look round, look left and look right at the players next to them and know that they’re very proud, hard-working lads.

"I’m sure we’ll see that on Saturday.”