Former Manchester United midfielder and defender Phil Neville has claimed Marouane Fellaini can return to Goodison Park this weekend and haunt his former club Everton.
Neville, who himself also played for Everton claims the Belgian midfielder has revived his career after a disappointing debut season at Old Trafford.
Fellaini moved to Manchester two summers ago following a deadline day £27million pound transfer. After struggling with injuries and unable to find his feet under then manager David Moyes, Fellaini has enjoyed a campaign in which he has been one of the first names on the team sheet under Louis van Gaal.
"I think it’ll be good for Fellaini to go back to Goodison now because he’s going back in a better of state of mind," Neville stated. He's in better form and I think he’s going there full of confidence. He’s got to go there enjoy the fact he’s playing really well for the club now and he had five great years at Everton too."
Fellaini appeared 177 times for the Merseyside outfit, scoring 33 goals and creating 26 assists during his tenure at the club.
"Everton have come back into a little bit of form while United are probably the form team in the Premier League at the moment, so it should be a really open game as it's two coaches with a real focus on a tactical battle. I can see it being an entertaining game. Everton play expansive football and United will obviously go for goals like United always do."
After being deployed in a deep midfield two years ago, Fellaini has found success this year as van Gaal opted to put the big man into a more attacking midfield role, sometimes even as a second striker.
"It’ll be a real shoot-out. Everton have got players coming back from injury - Romelu Lukaku was on the bench the other day so he’ll be back. Ross Barkley, Steven Naismith and Kevin Mirallas are players that can hurt Manchester United but what United have to do is focus on the way they’ve been playing. The performances against Chelsea, Villa, Spurs and at Anfield were fantastic. If they can reach that level of performance again, it’ll be very difficult for Everton to get a result."
The two teams meet Sunday as United try to solidify their top four position and Everton looking to shake off the shackles and climb the table from their current 12th position.
