#2 Marouane Fellaini
Asked what Marouane Fellaini brings to the team earlier in the season, Jose Mourinho said “Depends on the situation. He can be more positional and more defensive. He can be more offensive and an extra man in the opposition box. He can be dangerous there. With me, he started the season and played some matches as a positional midfield player.”
Fellaini has been the manager’s player throughout the season, apart from a few defensive lapses in an odd match here and there. There is no secret to the fact that Manchester United supporters do not like the Belgian or what he brings to the game, let alone see him lead their favourite team out at Old Trafford.
But the manager and player duo had managed to mute those voices down, with consistency and discipline. His role in midfield against Nemanja Matic in the role against Chelsea probably attracted the Serbian’s worst performance in the Premier League season.
But, the head butt of Sunday will rejig the memories of those supporters and naysayers. At a time when his club needed him the most (with the injuries in midfield), he let his manager and himself down.
The sight of Jose Mourinho mouthing “what happened” when the Belgian left the pitch is not a good sign for the player. The Portuguese might have defended him in the post-match interview, but feel let down personally.
