Everton hero Nigel Martyn is expecting big things from record signing Marouane Fellaini.

In his column for the Liverpool Echo, the former goalkeeper wrote: "Marouane Fellaini might be an unknown quantity but there is no way that the manager would have more than £15m to bring him to Goodison on a whim or if he had been panicking.

"He will have scouted the Belgium international for some time and, from what I have seen of him on television, I've no doubt that Fellaini will prove to be a top class acquisition; he's the type of player we've been crying out for.

"Lee Carsley needed replacing and while they may not be like for like, Fellaini will certainly bring presence and power to Everton's midfield. Wouldn't it be nice if he turned out to be like - dare I say it - Patrick Vieira?"