Manchester United boss David Moyes accepts his start to life at Old Trafford will be difficult.
Moyes never thought it would be easy stepping into Sir Alex Ferguson's shoes. It has been something of a crash course, but he will be wiser for the experience.
"I'll take a few punches on the nose to get to where I want to be, but hopefully in the end we'll all be better for it," he said on Friday. "I need to get results, like any other manager, I'm not daft enough to know any different.
"But I also know there's a long-term plan here which I'm part of and the board have told me about it, so we have to start looking forward."
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