Moyes hits back over Fabregas furore

Fabregas was seen to launch a tirade of abuse in the direction of referee Lee Mason and his assistant Stephen Child after Toffees' striker Louis Saha had taken advantage of a contentious decision to fire Everton in front from an offside position.

The 23-year-old reportedly carried on venting his spleen as the two teams headed down the tunnel at the break, allegedly accusing Everton players and the officials of taking bribes for allowing the controversial decision to stand.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.