Manchester United manager David Moyes has leapt to the
defence of under-fire midfielder Marouane Fellaini.
Fellaini has come in for heavy criticism since following
Moyes from Everton to Old Trafford in a big-money deal worth £27million.The
Belgian international has been targeted for a number of uninspiring
performances, including United's 1-1 draw at home to Bayern Munich in the first
leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday.
Fellaini's performance was deemed so poor that he failed
to receive a mention by Spanish paper AS in their playing ratings.
Moyes, however, is sticking by Fellaini as he slowly
finds his feet in Manchester.
"I actually thought Marouane Fellaini got better as
the game went on," Moyes said, when speaking about Fellaini's performance
against Bayern at Old Trafford.
"We needed him, and I thought he played very well.
He did well in the Aston Villa game and I think he's getting much closer to
scoring goals.
"It's not an easy move, as I can tell you, leaving a
club and coming to Manchester United. And for Marouane, I think it's proved
equally as difficult, but I have to say I think he's done a lot of good things.
"We bought Marouane not to play every single game in
the Premier League.
"He did a great job at West Ham and against Aston
Villa. We've had to use him because of what we have available at different
times. I think he's improved."
Culled from Socccerway
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