Controversial QPR midfielder Joey Barton believes former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants current boss David Moyes to fail so that he can come back as manager.
Ferguson, who retired from managing after winning the English Premier League last season, had picked Moyes to be his successor.
However, Barton suggested that the United legend will make a sensational return to lead the club if Moyes is sacked.
Under-fire Moyes is desperate to get a result from the Premier League clash to ease the mounting pressure on his position as manager of a struggling Old Trafford outfit.
Barton said Ferguson has long been a master manipulator, and added that he wants Moyes not to do so well at United so he can come back and save the day.