Then we’ve had Moyes and all his staff for the last seven years.

“He gave me an opportunity, he was always a gentleman so he was good and in my second season at Old Trafford Walter Smith had a spell as assistant. I was young when I went there so I didn’t even have my own personality but there weren’t really any issues. Howard said: “Ever since I arrived in England 10 years ago there has been a big Scottish influence which has shaped my career. Howard is looking to win a 95th cap when the USA run out at Hampden tomorrow night.Īnd he admits it will be a dream to play at the home of Scottish football given the influences on his career.Īs well as Fergie and his United successor Moyes, Howard also credits Walter Smith during his spell as assistant at Old Trafford and former Everton skipper Davie Weir as playing a big part in his progress. The 34-year-old can’t say the same for his time under Moyes at Goodison Park yet he wouldn’t have had it any other way and reckons the new United gaffer’s tough approach made him the player he is today.

Howard knew all about Ferguson’s notorious reputation for being a hard task master but revealed he never got on the wrong side of the legendary boss. The USA keeper moved to Old Trafford as a youngster and enjoyed relative success until Edwin van der Sar’s arrival resulted in a switch to Everton. TIM HOWARD was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United but insists it’s David Moyes’ hairdryer treatment that has shaped his career.

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