New West Ham manager David Moyes insists Karren Brady did not mention his sexist remarks while at Sunderland

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Newly-appointed West Ham manager David Moyes says he and Karren Brady did not discuss his 'slap' incident from his time at Sunderland.

It comes after Hammers vice-chairman Brady criticised the Scot for his off-mic comment in April about slapping a female reporter, labelling him 'sexist' in her newspaper column.

'If it's wrong to be a bit racist, it's also wrong to be a bit sexist, as Sunderland boss David Moyes found out earlier this week,' was the headline of her opinion piece.

David Moyes' sexist remarks made while Sunderland boss were not discussed at West Ham

Hammers' vice-chairman Karren Brady had been critical of Moyes in her newspaper column

Asked about that on Wednesday, Moyes said: 'It was Karren who I spoke to on the phone and it's Karren who I had a meeting with.

'I have said many times, I made a mistake. I apologised for the mistake right away. And as you can see wetly to journalists like this all the time, and sometimes it can go the wrong way, but I apologised for that.'

On whether they spoke about it, he added: 'She didn't discuss it at all. It was written six months ago so I don't think there was any need to do that.

'I've had two or three conversations with Karren and they have been very good. I quite enjoyed listening to her so hopefully we can have a good relationship.' 

After meeting Brady on numerous occasions Moyes was placed in charge on a six-month deal