‘It will be tough’, Moyes warns Wenger’s successor

LONDON: David Moyes knows better than most the perils of succeeding a long-serving and successful manager so when the West Ham boss is well aware of the pitfalls that could await whoever succeeds Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.

Moyes was the man chosen to take over from Alex Ferguson at Manchester United following his fellow Scottish manager’s 26 trophy-laden years at Old Trafford.

But the former Everton boss lasted just 10 months before he was sacked. “It’s never easy when you follow great managers at great clubs,” said Moyes. “It’ll be tough for whoever takes the job. It’s been an incredible achievement for him to be the job that long — as it was for Sir Alex Ferguson.”

“Real football people appreciate what he (Wenger) has done. He is a proper football man, he lives and breathes it, he’s dedicated to his job and his sport.”