Everton defender Phil Jagielka isn't surprised by Marouane Fellaini's sudden scoring form.

He told evertonfc.com: "He's laughing and joking with the lads now.

"At first you didn't see any of that. He's obviously enjoying training again and that's pleasing for everyone.

"It was backs to the wall on Saturday but we started the second half really well and got in their faces and 'Felli' used his big head to get the important goal.

"You forget that just because he is big, he's still only 20. He's come to a foreign country, the team has not performed well and we hadn't gone out and bought loads of players in the summer. So it was a case of him becoming our major buy.

"He's getting better and better. Initially he was quite quiet, but now he understands a bit more of the language and the French speakers in the dressing room are giving him a bit of banter. He's also coming out of his shell a bit more.

"People maybe expected fireworks from him too quickly, for him to score hat-tricks every game. But he is starting to grow. I'm not just talking about what he did against United - we saw against Arsenal and Newcastle the type of player he can be."