This was after Toal, who has been credited with the development of players such as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Jeje Lalpekhlua and more, wasn’t pleased in the manner in which Minerva was being run especially with the owner Ranjit Bajaj allegedly having a say in the team selection.

East Bengal’s five clean-sheets this season and the statistics after Round 8

It was after the club’s win over Mumbai FC that Toal and Bajaj allegedly had an altercation which led to the former opting to quit with immediate effect.