Moyes explains Zouma’s condition

missed his side’s clash against

in a situation where his name was in the starting lineup until the warm-up, but then the club announced that the 27-year-old defender would be replaced with

Issa Diop

.

The player was not feeling well according to the club, and no further explanations were given before the match, but

David Moyes

explained Zouma’s situation after the match that ended in a 2-2 draw, insisting that an illness was the reason behind the defender’s absence in the game.

"Kurt was not well last night and did not eat with us today and stayed out of the meeting. Just in case it was sickness and he could not make it despite being desperate to play

"It was a sickness virus so I expect him to be back [next week]."

Kurt Zouma has been facing so much criticism after being seen while hurting a cat in footage that went viral on social media, and he missed some of his commercial contracts, and some of the fans expected him to be out of the

’ lineup, but Moyes decided to give Zouma another chance.

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