The case for the prosecution is gathering momentum while the defense¡¯s Groundhog Day excuses lose credibility with each poor result.

Had anyone suggested last August that Manchester United and Arsenal would miss out on a top-four finish with David Moyes and Arsene Wenger leaving their respective positions, they would have been ridiculed.

Now, particularly with United and Moyes, he has been found guilty by a majority verdict of being a failure who is out of his depth at Old Trafford.