Liverpool legend Alan Hansen has questioned Marouane Fellaini's ability to prove himself a Manchester United player. Hansen wrote in the Telegraph: "Fellaini does not yet look what you would call a typical United player. He is struggling since making the step up.
"For Everton, his game was all about getting himself in the final third, showing great physicality, aerial prowess, winning high balls and showing a deft touch for one so tall.
"United do not play like Everton did last season. You need to be more technically gifted in central midfield to play for a team like United, able to use your right and left foot to create openings for your strikers, as well as contributing goals of your own.
"Fellaini is not the replacement for Scholes - a virtually impossible task for most players in the world anyway.
"Instead, he looks like a plan B. An alternative if you need a tactical rethink because the usual United strategy of passing through teams is not working. United will go into the transfer window still searching for the midfielder who will execute plan A.
"It was a surprise when United signed Fellaini at the end of the transfer window because, having chased Cesc Fabregas for so long, it was clear the type of midfielder they knew they wanted. Instead, they paid £27 million for a different type.
"At a club of United's stature, the judgment is swift and brutal. You have to deliver quickly to prove you are worth your shirt. "
