Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has refuted claims David Moyes made about his weight while at Sunderland in 2016.

The Scotsman commented that his young goalkeeper "liked his Big Macs a bit too much".

But Pickford, who insists he follows a stringent diet, has had his hard work paid off as he is set to feature for England at next month's World Cup.

"It would have been nice if he'd come and said it to me rather than to the papers," said Pickford.

"On the field, you're always learning but off it, you learn the most, becoming a better person and nutritionally I've worked a lot on it.

"I've always eaten healthily – it was just portion sizes really, I wasn't going to McDonalds every week like the gaffer, Moyes, said at the time.

"Now I keep to a basic diet, lots of veg, protein and carbs when needed and a nice pizza after three points isn't bad either.

"Will I have pizza in Russia after the World Cup final?

"We'd be having more than pizza if we win the final!"