David Moyes : the chosen one

They called it the impossible job: succeeding the greatest football manager of all time, at the biggest club of them all.

On May 8, 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson announced to the world he would retire from Manchester United after 26 years at the helm.

The next day, David Moyes was anointed as the man to take up the mantle.

The Chosen One, ordained by Alex Ferguson himself. Moyes, a tough scot in the Fergie mould, would inheret a squad of champions, and lead them to new heights.

At least, that was the spin put out by the club. The job would prove much harder than he anticipated; had he taken a poisoned chalice after 11 steady years at Everton.

In this, the first-ever biography on the new manager, bestselling football author Frank Worrall digs deep to provide a comprehensive picture of the man on whom United's army of fans now depend.

It asks and answers the questions every fan wants to know.

Did David Moyes walk into a club in need of a shake-up from top to bottom, or was he simply not as good a motivator as the man he replaced?

How will Moyes change United - and can he not only survive, but prosper?This is the inside story of the Chosen One - the book all Manchester United fans have been waiting for.