Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has claimed that British managers will be less likely to be offered big jobs if David Moyes fails as Manchester United boss.

Moyes has endured a testing debut season at the helm with the champions, and his side are currently seventh in the Premier League, 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.

United have also lost three consecutive games for the first time in nearly 13 years, and Carragher thinks that other British managers will be willing Moyes to turn it round at Old Trafford.

Carragher wrote in his Daily Mail column: "It has been the week from hell for David Moyes, the lowest point of a season in which his dream job became a nightmare.

"But the support for him to turn things around for Manchester United should not be limited to those within Old Trafford. Every British coach and manager should be firmly behind Moyes, hoping he is successful.

"Why? If Moyes fails, it will be a long time before a British coach is considered for one of the top jobs. Harsh though it may sound, it is the truth. Foreign owners won't be prepared to take a plunge on those who have been 'homegrown'."

Carragher, who represented Liverpool on 737 occasions, retired in May.