Quotes from David Moyes

I've always been quite strict when it comes to the appearance of my players. I don't want to see earrings in training, things like that.

It's good that we have good managers like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in this countr,y but I think we should be trying to send out some of our managers to other countries to help not just the development of themselves but the leagues over here. It can enhance their careers.

I think people know that I've got things in my mind that I want to do and things I wanted to change in time. I can't do it all overnight.

There is no club in Europe that wouldn't want Van Persie at centre-forward.

I gave everything I could in trying to make Everton the best I could.

I worked hard at Everton.

We had a really good club at Everton who gave me the opportunity to do the job the way I felt it needed to be done.

I think retrospective viewing of diving is nearly more important than some of the technology they are on about bringing in. If you do that and players get banned, it wouldn't take long before you'd cut it out.

It took time at Everton to build a team so that when we did go to United or Arsenal or Liverpool, we went with a good chance of getting a result.

The manager needs to be given the opportunity to get on with his job and be given that time that he needs.

I was a young manager at Everton and had 11 great years there.

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.

I don't think managers have the opportunity to think in terms of a long-term vision for a club.

I would still consider myself in the elite group of managers. If it was me against someone else, I'd trust myself.

I would never have left Everton for anybody but an ambitious football club. And I thought Manchester United would have given me that opportunity.

I would never have left Everton if it hadn't been Manchester United.