Everton midfielder Leon Osman described team-mate Marouane Fellaini as "unplayable" after an impressive 4-0 demolition of Wigan on Sunday. Osman is revelling in a more attacking role now Mikel Arteta is out for the season, and said of Fellaini: "His size is there for all to see and when he gets his game right he is unplayable.

"He is such a big lad and with tremendous skill and very hard to stop.

"He is so powerful and if he gets in your face in possession he is virtually impossible to stop."

Osman added: "He was getting booked virtually every game and we felt a lot of that was unfair because referees were not really watching what he does.

"He has probably redefined how he plays and referees have taken a look at the way they were handling him and he is getting much fairer treatment from them now.

"He is not getting booked as much and he is more effective for us as well.

"He has grown into this league now, just like Jo up front. They are both young and they have had to understand how this division operates.

"It is their first season in this league, a tough league, but they are now doing really well for us and scoring regularly."