David Moyes will be sacked as Manchester United manager, according to reports.

A series of reports surfaced yesterday afternoon that the Scot’s ill-fated reign as Red Devils boss would shortly be brought to an end, possibly even before this weekend’s game at home to Norwich City.

Press Association reported that Moyes is, as things stand, still United’s manager, but the latest reports appear to indicate his days are numbered at Old Trafford.

Reports cited the 2-0 defeat to Moyes’s former club Everton as the final straw for the Glazer family, which owns the club.

United, who won the Premier League last season in Alex Ferguson’s final campaign in charge, are seventh in the standings this time around.

The loss at Goodison Park was United’s 11th of a wretched title defence and killed off any last hopes of a return to the Champions League next season with the gap to fourth-placed Arsenal now too big to bridge.

United were knocked out of this season’s Champions League by holders Bayern Munich in the last eight, having led briefly in both legs.

They were eliminated from the FA Cup at the first hurdle by Swansea and were knocked out of the League Cup at the semi-final stage by Sunderland.

Moyes continues to paint a positive picture about the future but Manchester United will definitely end the season with their worst points total in Premier League history.

They have failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in two decades.