starts but Ryan Giggs not in race

 

By Simon Stone and Neil Johnston BBC Sport

Ryan Giggs is not under consideration to become Manchester United's next full-time boss as the club begin their search for a successor to David Moyes.

Giggs, 40, has been put in temporary charge after Moyes was sacked following just 10 months in the job.

But the Premier League club feel an experienced manager is needed to turn things round after this season's slump.

Gary Lineker thinks United are "in crisis" after their worst season since the Premier League began.

“It's such a huge transfer window for United that they need an experienced man at the helm”

Robbie Savage

"They have not qualified for the Champions League and are in a worse situation than 12 months ago," said the BBC Match of the Day presenter and former England captain.

"Then they had lost their manager. This time they don't even know whether they are going to be in European football next season."

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, speaking to ITV Sport, said: "He [Moyes] had a hard start when he took the job, the chief executive didn't get the deals done when David Moyes came in and he should have been given more time.

"Some of the players should be ashamed of themselves, they let him down. I wouldn't say [Moyes] was Alex Ferguson's pick . . . he put his name forward.

"To be seventh is disappointing, and he will take responsibility for that, but I don't think he's had that support he needed and he deserved more time."

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, talking before the club's Champions League semi-final first-leg at Atletico Madrid, added: "I just feel sorry for David, like I feel sorry for every manager that loses his job."