Man Utd news: Marouane Fellaini being absent through injury is a big loss, says Francis
That is the view of Sky Sports pundit and West Brom first-team coach Gerry Francis.
Fellaini suffered a knee ligament injury on international duty with Belgium last week.
It was initially thought he would only be out for a couple of weeks but he now looks likely to be out for a longer period of time.
The first game he will miss will be the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool this Saturday (12.30pm).
He’s someone where you can change your game from Manchester United’s point of view
Gerry Francis on Man Utd star Maroaune Fellaini
Francis says being without Fellaini’s ability to change his team’s whole style of play could be a problem for United.
“It’s a big miss, especially for Jose Mourinho,” Francis said on Sky Sports.
“He likes him a lot and he’s spoken how important he is for the side.
“Certainly he gives you that little bit of steel, he gives you aerial ability.
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Man Utd news: Marouane Fellaini is set to miss the trip to Liverpool on Saturday
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“He’s someone where you can change your game from Manchester United’s point of view from they’re passing game and going wide game.
“They can actually go longer if a team is sitting deep and causing you problems and you can’t score.
“He can change that because they can get balls in the box and get knock downs which he’s proven over the years to be very successful at during his days at Everton.
“He’s a real threat in the box and yeah I think it will be a big loss I think.”
