Everton 2 West Ham 0

Trawl back through any of the profiles of David Moyes written over the last five years or so and, sooner or later, you’ll come across some variation of the phrase: “widely tipped to one day succeed Alex Ferguson as manager of Manchester United”.

Having guided Burnley to the Premier League before reaping more acclaim at Bolton, the former Ireland international was relieved of his duties at the Reebok in October, as Wanderers struggled to adapt to the challenge of the Championship following relegation on the last day of the season.