West Ham boss David Moyes has lifted the lid on the big names he tried to sign as Manchester United manager.

Moyes failed to see out the 2013/14 season when appointed that summer at Old Trafford.

“One of them would be Michael Essien, that was actually to bring him to Everton," he told BeinSport.

“Toni Kroos would certainly be the one [to Manchester United].

“At that time we [Manchester United] were very much after Gareth Bale and Cesc Fabregas but I've got to say prior to that, at Everton, we were really close to close to a lot of good players. We just couldn't quite get them over the line on several occasions."