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Wilfried Zaha: Ex-United manager David Moyes told me to cut out tricks

Wilfried Zaha has said he was told to tone down his trickery by former Manchester United manager David Moyes.

Zaha, signed from Crystal Palace for £15 million by Moyes' predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, told Soccer AM he had been forced to rethink his approach.

The 23-year-old, who spent time on loan at Cardiff City before returning to Palace on a permanent basis earlier this year, said: "Under Moyes, I had to adjust my game.

"Certain managers want a trustworthy player, someone that will always keep the ball -- but he was the only one who told me to stop some of the tricks and keep the ball in certain areas.

"So I tried to adjust my game then."

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