David Moyes is being heavily backed to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post after Manchester United’s FA Cup defeat to Swansea.
The under-pressure Old Trafford boss is as short as 14/1 to be the next top-flight chief to pack his bags.
He is fifth favourite in that market after being 50/1 at the start of the season and a whopping 100/1 following United’s 1-0 win against Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 11, which extended their unbeaten run to nine matches in all competitions.
The former Everton boss was still as big as 66/1 to be the next out on New Year’s Eve.
However, odds-comparison site easyodds.com reveal that price dropped sharply to 38/1 24 hours later following the New Year’s Day defeat at home to Tottenham.
United are today as short as 4/7 with William Hill and Paddy Power not to win a major trophy this season and 2/5 with Bwin not to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
But Moyes can take a crumb of comfort from Paddy Power’s 1/4 that he is in charge for the last game of the season.
He has been dubbed The Chosen One by United fans because his appointment had the backing of Sir Alex Ferguson, and if one Scot is sent packing it will reflect badly on the other.