Adam injured Bale last year and did so again in a friendly last week, prompting understandable frustration and criticism from the Welshman.

Moyes told the Daily Star: "It doesn't warrant a reply because everyone knows Charlie is not that type of player. Everyone in football knows he has no malice or anything like that in him.

"For someone to have a go like that is outrageous. It was schoolboyish for them to come out and say that."