United job too good to turn down

After emerging from the whirlwind that engulfed him this week, David Moyes has admitted the prospect of joining Manchester United was too big to turn down.

Rather than shy away from the glare of publicity following confirmation he will leave Everton for Old Trafford at the beginning of July, Moyes elected to face it head on.

That he did so with such dignity and humility says much about the character of the 50-year-old Scot, who will shortly be catapulted into the most high-pressured sporting situation of all.