Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini admits he benefited from David Moyes' departure last season.
Fellaini has been outstanding in his second season at Old Trafford.
Asked if it needed Moyes to leave for him to be viewed in a different light, he is certain.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," says Fellaini to the Daily Mail. "Now David Moyes is in Spain, so if I came here it would be different. We were together. People saw us like that. Of course I feel sorry for him, but' - lots of heavy sighing - 'it's over now. Everyone thought we were very close, but he was my manager.
"I was close to him, but I did not live with him. I respect him but it's not like we were best friends."