Fellaini: David Moyes is a great manager, but he can be tough

Marouane Fellaini has cautioned Manchester United about their new manager David Moyes.

The 25-year-old Everton midfielder has advised the United players not take their new boss lightly as he can be as tough as Sir Alex Ferguson.

“He is a decent man, a great manager, but believe me he can be tough. If you want to win something, to create a good team you have to be hard sometimes with the players – football is like this. He can be scary.”

The Belgian, who has played under Moyes for four years, has faced the wrath of his former boss as he received a ban for headbutting Ryan Shawcross of Stoke City.

“I remember when I was banned after the Stoke game, he gave everyone the day off – everyone: The players, the entire staff – but I came to the training camp to do a training session with him. It was just me and him, and it is not easy to go into the camp to face him like that. I understood, because I knew I had made a mistake, but you know it’s not easy when you know you have let him down. Just going in there knowing you have to look him in the eye was hard! He put me through a tough session… it was a full-on session, running, shooting, passing, everything and very intense, and afterwards I was upset.”

“I said afterwards, ‘Arggh, this is bad’, but I am happy when he looked after me, so I understand.”

Source: Mirror