Former Manchester United manager David Moyes believes Jose Mourinho retains the full backing of both the club and their supporters.

Mourinho reportedly faced the sack regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s fixture with Newcastle, but after their recovery from two goals down to win 3-2 at Old Trafford, he has so far remained in his position.

Moyes experienced the ruthlessness of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward’s regime when he was dismissed during his first season there, despite having the support of his influential predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson.

Louis van Gaal was similarly sacked despite winning the FA Cup, but even amid the intense pressure surrounding Mourinho, Moyes senses the Portuguese will be given the time he was not and that Mourinho’s history of success would justify them doing so.

“I think the club are firmly behind the manager, and he’s been a winner, Jose, throughout his career, so I don’t see why that should suddenly change,” the Scot, 55, told Press Association Sport.

“It was a great result — any team that comes from 2-0 down. But the one thing that happens at Old Trafford is the crowd gets right behind you, and is always supportive of the manager and the players.

“They knew that the team needed help; the support helped them, and it was a great win for them — for any team to come from 2-0 down is a great result.”

Former United striker Wayne Rooney has called on the present Old Trafford squad to do better for their manager.

Rooney, now playing for DC United in Major Soocer League in the United States, told the Daily Telegraph: “It’s tough [at United], it has been a tough situation.

“The players, the manager, it has been a tough start to the season.

"I know Jose is getting a load of stick, but I said a few weeks ago, the players have to stand up. They have to be counted and they have to be better.

“The manager can do so much, but then it is down to the players on the pitch to produce and probably collectively.

"It [the poor run of form] is a bit of everything coming together, but Jose is an easy target. Some of the players have to be better.

“I said the same thing when Louis van Gaal was there. He took a lot of stick, but behind closed doors I said to the players, ‘We have to be doing better’.

“Personally I think he [Van Gaal] set us up brilliantly, but we didn’t produce on the pitch so I am sure that is getting said behind the scenes.”

Rooney added on united’s struggles this season: “It’s a young team, different pressure, quite a lot of those players maybe haven’t faced this before and they maybe haven’t got the senior players which I had there as a young player to help in those difficult moments.

"There are not enough of them to help you through it.”