Showing posts with label Marouane Fellaini Manchester United. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marouane Fellaini Manchester United. Show all posts
Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes David Moyes made a mistake by bringing in Marouane Fellaini to Old Trafford. While Owen does consider the Belgian a good player but not a 'Manchester United player'.
Throwing his full support behind Moyes, Owen said, "There is no doubt in my mind that David Moyes will be a huge success at Manchester United for years to come.'
He also said the former Everton boss should have recruited Ross Barkley instead of Fellaini because the youngster has established himself as one of the Barclays Premier League's brightest talents whereas Fellaini is yet to establish himself as first-team player and justify the £27.5million United spent on him this summer.
Owen, said, "Moyes would have been better served by breaking the bank for another of Everton’s players. A team consisting of two of the best youngsters in the Premier League, Adnan Januzaj and Ross Barkley, would have immediately sent out a the message that Moyes is building a team to last."
Do you believe Moyes was wrong in recruiting Marouane Fellaini for the short-term?
The biggest challenge for David Moyes after taking the hot seat at Manchester United has been to improve his midfield. After working hard during the summer to make a big signing, he was only able to bring in Marouane Fellaini who is yet to assert himself at Old Trafford.
There’s no doubt Moyes is desperately looking for a genuine box-to-box player and interestingly he has been looking to Spain to find his midfield inspiration. During summer, Moyes chased Spanish players such as Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira, Athletic Bilbao's Ander Herrera, Barcelona's Cesc Fàbregas and Thiago Alcântara but could not bring any of them to England.
And now, Xabi Alonso and Andres Iniesta have become the latest targets for Manchester United.
Reports in Spain already claim that United have already opened up discussions with Alonso whose contract at Real Madrid is set to expire at the end of the season. The 31-year old had a great time in England when he played for Liverpool. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is monitoring Alonso's situation and is very interested in bringing the Madrid man to Stamford Bridge.
The case with Andres Iniesta is a little complex. We all know his career-long Camp Nou association but there are reports that claim he is fixed in a contract row with Barcelona. The 29-year-old midfield maestro’s move to Old Trafford seems very unlikely to me, but you never know what might happen in football.
There are also reports of the United chasing Atletico Madrid star Koke. The 21-year-old has been hailed as the new Xavi.
The Red Devils are surely going to face a great challenge after it was confirmed that Michael Carrick may not play again this year due to an Achilles problem. With several important games to come during the busy Christmas period, United will definitely be looking to boost their midfield.
Who do you think should Man United sign to strengthen their midfield?
Manchester United have named their club's squad for premier European competition - UEFA Champions League for 2013/14 season. While new United player Marouane Fellaini has been included in the list, two notable (and surprising) exclusions include that of Adnan Januzaj and Darren Fletcher.
Here is David Moyes' first Champions League squad as United manager.
1. De Gea (GK); 2. Rafael; 3. Evra; 4. Jones; 5. Ferdinand; 6. Evans; 8. Anderson; 10. Rooney; 11. Giggs; 12. Smalling; 13. Lindegaard (GK); 14. Hernandez; 15. Vidic; 16. Carrick; 17. Nani; 18. Young; 19. Welbeck; 20. v. Persie; 22. Fabio; 23. Cleverley; 25. Valencia; 26. Kagawa; 28.Büttner; 29. Zaha; 31. Fellaini.
The Red Devils will play against Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Sociedad in Group A and try to win it and progress to the knockout stages in style.
Marouane Fellaini has finally joined Manchester United from Everton for a transfer fee of £27.5m. The deal was finalized in final moments of deadline day after United missed out on signing Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao and Sami Khedira from Real Madrid.
The Red Devils had a chance to sign Fellaini's former team-mate Leighton Baines but opted not to pursue him. Belgian internationail Fellaini said, as a kid, it was his dream to play for Manchester United. On joining United, Fellaini said:
I am thrilled to sign for Manchester United. I have known the manager for many years now and I have a lot of respect for his way of working. When I was given the opportunity to work with him again, I jumped at the chance. I had a fantastic time at Everton and I’d like to thank all the fans and staff there for everything they have done for me. But being a Manchester United player is something that every player dreams of and I believe that I can make a real contribution to the team’s efforts to win trophies in the future.
All United fans can greet the new player (on Twitter) with the hashtag #WelcomeFellaini
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