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PICTURES: David Moyes begins Manchester United job with welcome from Sir Alex Ferguson
RETIRED Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson helped David Moyes settle into his new job today with the former Everton coach set to meet the Red Devils playing and backroom staff.
Moyes signed off at Everton with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Chelsea yesterday, but the Toffees fans let their boss leave with their blessing after he ended his 11-year tenure with the club.
Sir Alex Ferguson ended his own story with Manchester United after a stunning 5-5 draw at West Brom - the first in Premier League history - but there was no rest for the 71-year-old as he welcomed Moyes to the Carrington training ground today.
Moyes and Ferguson were pictured in a car arriving at Carrington with kit manager Albert Morgan, as Moyes looks to start his plans for his new job in earnest.
The 50-year-old will combine his duties of his new career and that at his former club throughout the week, as he hopes to enact a smooth handover.
"I'll probably be doing two jobs for the next week or so," said Moyes.
"I'm sad that I'm leaving Everton. Look at the players. I brought every one of them, except Tony Hibbert and Leon Osman, who were already here. I hope every one of them will think it was worthwhile joining Everton.
"I hope I'm leaving the club in a better condition than when I took over and I think the group of players they've got are a top group of players."
"I'll go into Finch Farm [Everton's training ground] some of the days next week and make sure everything's in place for whoever the incoming manager is. Most of it is anyway, but I'll just make sure that everything's as ready as I can leave it."
One of the Scottish successor's first jobs at the Red Devils will be to thrash out the future of want-away striker Wayne Rooney - who is attracting interest from Chelsea, Arsenal, PSG and Monaco.
However, Rooney's striker partner will not pose Moyes such problems, with Robin Van Persie insisting the entire United squad are behind the new boss.
"Everybody wants to work for each other and share the success and I'm 100 per cent sure that we will play for trophies every year and, hopefully, win a few every year," said Van Persie. "That's our standard for this team.
"Of course, we get a new manager next year and everybody is looking forward to that. It's a new challenge for everyone. We'll have a nice break now and then we go again."