Manchester United manager David Moyes, reeling from three defeats in a row in 2014, must think that every cloud has a silver lining after being nominated for the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for December.
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Moyes’s side have endured a terrible start to the New Year but they did manage four wins, a draw and two defeats from seven league matches at the end of 2013.
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The Scot has been nominated along with Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, who went unbeaten in December, Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho and Everton’s Roberto Martinez.
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Chelsea had five wins from seven games, one draw and a defeat while Martinez, who replaced Moyes at Everton, led his side to four wins from six matches, one draw and one defeat.
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United started December with a 2-2 draw against Tottenham before subsequent 1-0 home defeats to Everton and Newcastle.
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A run of four wins followed, against Aston Villa, West Ham, Hull and Norwich, before United lost 2-1 at home to Tottenham on New Year’s Day.
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Swansea knocked United out of the FA Cup on Sunday before Sunderland beat them 2-1 in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal.
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It is the first time since 2001 that United have lost three games in a row.
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