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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Where Marouane Fellaini is now - Man Utd's "worst buy" who was labelled "thug" by referee

It has been just over nine years since Marouane Fellaini became the first Manchester United signing of the David Moyes era - and life for the big Belgian has been eventful to say the least since that fateful move.

Moyes saw first-hand the type of impact Fellaini could have after bringing him to Everton from Standard Liege. But while the afro-haired maestro was a big fan favourite on Merseyside, his arrival was not well received in Manchester.

United shelled out £27.5million to bring imposing the midfielder to Old Trafford, but Fellaini was devoid of the presence and confidence that saw him adapt to Premier League life so quickly elsewhere and looked a shadow of the player who had previously earned rave reviews at Goodison Park.

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