‘Good Riddance Marouane Fellaini, It’s Time To Move On’

Marouane Fellaini may have a brilliant chant to the tune of The Housemartins – Caravan of Love, but his qualities are not what you would expect of a Manchester United midfielder. He was an important player at Everton and often stood-out in games against big opposition like United, using his physicality and aerial presence.

It took Fellaini eight-years to win his first piece of silverware after lifting the Belgian First Division title with Standard Liège in 2008. Under Louis van Gaal, United won the FA Cup and he would start behind Marcus Rashford, with Wayne Rooney dropping deeper into midfield alongside Michael Carrick.

José Mourinho will argue Fellaini won a further three trophies under him at United (ironically including the FA Community Shield), so his time at Old Trafford had bits of success and he should look back on it fondly because it’s unlikely he would have won much elsewhere.

He is in a rare category when it comes to footballers. Despite having an ultimately limited approach to the game, the 31-year-old has made 260 appearances in the Premier League while racking up 37 goals and 16 assists. Fellaini is also a regular in the Belgium national side.

I don’t think United fans under-appreciated Fellaini. He became a tool for playing horrible lump-ball tactics when United had to grind out results against opponents they would have beaten with positive football.

It’s no surprise that we are seeing less of Fellaini in a United shirt under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the Belgian reportedly hurt about the manner in which Mourinho was axed, as reported by The Express.

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