Lee Carsley insists he has no regrets quitting Everton for Birmingham City in the summer.

"It was a massive wrench to leave and the decision wasn't made overnight," Carsley told evertonfc.com. "It took a while for me to come to terms with it. But what really made my mind up was that we had finished in a position that got us into Europe again and we'd had a fantastic season.

"I've got no regrets. David Moyes is a fantastic manager and he brought some great players in after I had gone. Though it took them a while to settle, I still think it was best that I left when I did. I was never a star or someone who would stand out by doing something brilliant.

"I suppose I'm the type of player that tends to get noticed when I'm not around but things move on. I had a fantastic relationship with Everton's fans and I think they appreciated what I did for the team - I always put my team-mates first.

"The six years I spent at Goodison were wonderful and I'll never forget them. If I'm honest, things couldn't have ended better as we had got back into Europe and that's exactly where a club like Everton deserve to be."