Moyes, who took over for legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson last summer, has endured a miserable domestic campaign, as United sit seventh in the Barclays Premier League.
Under Moyes United have lost to Manchester City, Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham, Chelsea, Stoke and Liverpool twice in this season’s Premier League and are all but certain to miss out on the top-four spot.
But after Robin van Persie ensured United progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a stunning hat-trick against Olympiacos on Wednesday night, Moyes revealed his relief.
‘I think the big thing was I could look at the supporters in the face after the game on Wednesday night because I thought we had given them something to shout about, we had nothing to be ashamed of with our performance,’ the Scot said.
‘In some other games I have felt ashamed because the team haven’t played well enough and I’ve not got a team out which has got a good result.
‘Our form hasn’t been consistent enough, our performances haven’t been consistent enough.
‘We’ve obviously got to get better at that. It’s going to take time, we’re not going to be able to do everything immediately.’
United travel to West Ham on Saturday before taking on City in a mouthwatering Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.
Van Persie was carried off late in the game after being ploughed into the back off by Giannis Maniatis.
‘We are getting him re-scanned again on Friday because there was nothing conclusive.” the United boss said.
‘He won’t be available for Saturday’s game. We will give you an update as soon as we can.’
Written by Steve Milne
