David Moyes was shocked to be handed the managerial position at Manchester United, according to his former Everton player Leon Osman. Moyes signed a six-year contract at Old Trafford after receiving a call from Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 - only to be sacked 11 months later as United limped to their lowest-ever Premier League finish. In extracts from his autobiography published in the Liverpool Echo, Osman revealed: ‘After it was confirmed, Moyes called six of the senior players to meet him in the Thistle Hotel in Haydock – myself, Nev (Phil Neville), Jags (Phil Jagielka), Hibbo (Tony Hibbert), Bainesy (Leighton Baines) and Tim Howard.
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Leon Osman reveals details of David Moyes' departure in his autobiography
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Everton star insists Moyes never expected to leave for Manchester United
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Osman also tells of how Tim Cahill stole Moyes' thunder in his final game
Former Everton forward Tim Cahill grabbed a share of the limelight during @placeholder' and Phil Neville's send off