Barring a relegation battle, i don't think there is a chance in hell Moyes will get the sack, nor do I think he should. I am very happy they are struggling but i believe that the management and owners over there know that he needs time. A lot of my manc supporting buddies were expecting this kind of season, don't get me wrong, they are whining and i am loving it, but they dont want him gone. They all knew they would struggle to build on last season.
Firstly, lets not forget their squad is not one built of superstars, they have 2-3 very good players, 2-3 very old players and the rest are average imo. Fergie had them playing as a team unit, but Fergie had their respect, Moyes still has to earn it. I think that 2 transitional seasons could be expected, but if they don't improve next season the pressure will build drastically. Moyes and utd had a dreadful transfer window but i fully expect them to make a huge signing in the next window, and perhaps even overpay, to compensate for their mistakes. FELLAINI, although a decent player seems like money down the drain to me.
surprisingly, news has come out that united were prepared to pay more than Real for Bale, but that he wasn't interested. The only reason they would do that, in my opinion, is to calm fans down, knowing they would struggle this season.
any manager that came in, Mourinho,Rafa, Ancelloti, would have struggled to fill the void left by Fergie. Appointing Moyes seems a good move to me in the sense that he is a manager who will grow and get better, but my opinion is that he will never be good enough to take them to the heights that Fergie managed to.
I do fear that come january, they will spend BIG, but i hope that by then it's too late for anything to seriously give them a chance of competing for the title. I also think Moyes lacks experience in managing big ego's and star players. RVP hasn't been the same this season, as good as he is, he looks a tired and nervous player nowadays, something we exposed to the maximum in our league game against them.
I really think that they will struggle to even make top 4 this season even if they strengthen in january as i expect them to.