moyes , who gave rooney his professional debut as a 16-year-old at everton , succeeded sir alex ferguson in the summer of 2013 - with the england striker being heavily linked with a move to stamford bridge at the same time .
the pair had a well-publicised falling out following rooney 's departure from goodison park in 2004 .
moyes fought hard to retain the united forward 's services at old trafford .