Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini admits he cried when David Moyes was sacked last season. Fellaini grew close to Moyes during their time together at Goodison Park and Old Trafford so the big Belgian was overcome with emotion on the day the Glaswegian was shown the door.

"When he left I was sad," said Fellaini in So Foot magazine. "We had heard things on the radio and TV (about Moyes leaving). It was after a defeat to Everton.

"I did not know if it was true or not. Then I arrived the next day at the (training ground) canteen, and I saw him in his suit, rather than his tracksuit. I told myself: 'This is the end.'

"It was weird. After I had eaten, he summoned me to his office and he told me the news. This is football.

"There were tears. This is normal. I am a human being. I worked with him for six years.

"He was not a second father, but almost. He helped me a lot."