Carry on then, Marouane. After some suggestions this week that Marouane Fellaini might be on his way out of Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s Friday press conference went the other way. Instead Solskjær offered what newspapers like to call “a vote of confidence” in the gangling Belgian utility-menace, talking up Fellaini’s continued presence through this, his sixth year as a Manchester United player.
It isn’t hard to see why some said his time was up. Under Solskjær Fellaini has played three minutes in the Premier League. His basic footballing presence has seemed at odds with a more mobile, fluid style. Plus there is of course a wider symbolic aspect to all this.
Written by Barney Ronay
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/jan/18/marouane-fellaini-king-dark-times-manchester-united under the title “Marouane Fellaini: forever tainted as Old Trafford’s king of dark times | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
