West Ham boss Moyes volunteers as fruit-and-veg delivery driver

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West Ham United manager David Moyes has volunteered as delivery driver helping deliver food to elderly people in a village in Lancashire during the coronavirus lockdown.

Former Manchester United boss Moyes, 56, has been helping out as a fruit-and-veg delivery driver after he answered a call for help in his local village.

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"When the coronavirus first hit here, I was in a fruit-and-veg shop in the village," Moyes told reporters. "There was a thing up in the window that drivers were needed. So I volunteered, as my wife was away at the time and I was on my own.

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"All I was doing was ­dropping it at the door, knocking and then going away. It was beautiful big boxes of fruit and veg. I thought, 'This is great!' I was really enjoying it. Going back to the shop to get another lot and then filling the car up.

"The boss said, 'Would you mind asking for money?' The bill was about £16.80 for the box of fruit and veg. An older lady gave me a £20 note. She said, 'Here son just keep the change.'

"Another time a similar older lady's bill was £17.60 or so. She gave me £15 and was starting to go into her purse. I said, 'That will do, that is enough.' I got a bit back on the tip on the other one.'"

Earlier this month, West Ham announced that Moyes has taken a 30% pay cut, along with chairman Karen Brady, to help the club through the Premier League hiatus caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

West Ham have also deferred a percentage of their player's salaries during the shutdown.

Source: espn.co.uk