Everton boss Roberto Martinez believes Manchester United were SCARED to send Tom Cleverley to them on-loan. Cleverley signed for Aston Villa last week.
"You can look at the table from last season and we finished fifth and they finished a bit lower, so from that respect you can understand," said Martinez.
"Maybe they just didn't want to send a player on loan to a club that is going to be challenging for things and finished above them last season, I don't know.
"I don't think there is any bad feeling between the clubs. The chairman has a very good relationship with Manchester United and, as a football club, we are not carrying any sour grapes about anything."
