David Moyes reckons respect for managers has sunk to an all-time low.

And the West Ham boss, 61, seriously wonders whether he would have survived as long as he has had it been this bad when first starting out at Preston North End in 1998. Increasingly-impatient supporters, ever-more demanding owners, the constant glare of TV cameras and, of course, relentless social media noise all make modern management a minefield, according to Moyes.

One need only look at the Scot’s current predicament in his second stint at the London Stadium to appreciate why. Despite lifting last season’s Europa Conference League and still being in the hunt to qualify for Europe for a fourth straight year, Moyes’ summer departure from the club appears inevitable.

Ahead of Sunday’s trip to Chelsea, whose own coach Mauricio Pochettino has endured a tough ride in his opening season in west London, the Irons supremo admitted: “In football, at the moment, it’s probably the least respect I’ve seen for managers.

“It’s much less than at any time before. It’s easy to say: ‘Because you get paid a lot, you’re entitled to it.’ But I’m not sure that’s correct.”

So would Moyes, who had 11 excellent years with Everton as well as an ill-fated 10 months at Manchester United – before ending up Hammers manager twice – have enjoyed the same level of career had the scrutiny, the stick and the sniping always been so severe.

“That’s a good question. There’s so many more distractions,” added Moyes. “I mention this because there’s not as many managers now with my longevity.

“Jurgen Klopp’s done nine years at Liverpool, which is incredible. But if you look at the time Sir Bobby Robson or Brian Clough or Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger had, I don’t know if we’re going to see that in the future.

“You can have a bad six months in a career now, when some of those managers have worked for 20 years, and that six months could see you out of work or leaving. Whereas in the past, if you had a good chairman or owners, they’d see you through that and hope you’d get things right.”