David Moyes breaks silence on controversial corners after losing to Manchester United

Monday night’s clash between Manchester United and Everton was always tipped to be an interesting game, as both sides were determined to win.

Manchester United have been excelling under Michael Carrick, fighting for Champions League football for next season, still unbeaten under the caretaker manager.

However, David Moyes’ side had the opportunity to not only end the unbeaten run of his former side, but also do the double over United for the first time in 12 years.

As such, there’s no real surprise that the game got heated, with corners seeming to be a main point of conflict between the two sides.

At one point, with Senne Lammens completely crowded, Leny Yoro was visibly pushed into the netting of the United goal by James Tarkowski, seeing Yoro completely off his feet from the push.

In turn, Harry Maguire came to Yoro’s rescue, shoving Tarkowski away, sending him into the post as Jarrad Branthwaite and Luke Shaw came between the pair.

Interestingly, nothing was done about the incident, with this issue now being addressed by David Moyes.

The Daily Mail has reported comments from the Everton boss, with Moyes saying: “Truthfully, it wasn’t the plan for our corner kicks to end up like that [against Manchester United].”

He continued: “I don’t think there’s any problem in trying to get something but it wasn’t really what we wanted at all and it was very difficult to get the message on.

“But there’s a bigger issue with it. It has been allowed to let go, whether it be blocking of goalkeepers or blocking of defenders, and you get the feeling now that referees really don’t want to get involved in any of it.

“It is nearly wrestling to an extent, which it shouldn’t be. It should never have gone to this situation but I think it’s been really poor that they’ve not tried to deal with it well enough and stop it.

“You are now allowed lots of blocking, for example. In my day if you blocked someone, it would have been a free-kick.

“But blocking has become a big part of it. Let’s be fair, the best at it – but with style – would be Arsenal.

“(They have a) good delivery, good style but ultimately there’s a lot of dark arts in it, such as blocking the goalkeeper from the back or the front, blocking defenders and making it difficult for them to be your key headers of the ball.

“It is a big thing in football but I do think the level of refereeing has let that part of the game drop. And managers, if we see somebody else doing it and not getting punished for it, then we are all on it.”