{"id":349363,"date":"2019-02-01T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T15:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=349363"},"modified":"2019-02-01T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T15:43:22","slug":"marouane-fellaini-leaves-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/02\/01\/marouane-fellaini-leaves-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Marouane Fellaini Leaves Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"

After five-and-a-half years,\u00a0Marouane Fellaini<\/a>\u00a0has left Manchester United<\/a>.\u00a0 The 31-year-old has only played 31 minutes since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as manager<\/a> and does not want to sit on the bench. The Belgian international has agreed to move to Shandong Lueng of the Chinese Super League.<\/p>\n

Marouane Fellaini<\/a> Leaves Manchester United<\/h1>\n

It has not been an easy five-and-a-half year spell for everyone’s favorite afroed Belgian.\u00a0 Fellaini has been the subject of many United fans’ pent-up frustration. The 31-year-old was the only signing of the summer under David Moyes but it was his role under Jose Mourinho that had most fans up in arms.<\/p>\n

He was Mourinho’s favored weapon to change the game.\u00a0 Instead of opting for\u00a0Anthony Martial<\/a> or Marcus Rashford<\/a> off the bench, Mourinho would routinely turn to Fellaini. He would take up a position near Romelu Lukaku<\/a> and United would turn to route one football to try and salvage a result.<\/p>\n

However, it was never an incredibly successful plan.\u00a0 Fellaini only managed eight goals in all competitions during Mourinho’s time, but one goal against Juventus will certainly stand out.<\/a>\u00a0 Now that United have turned the page on that era and it looks Fellaini will have to do the same.<\/p>\n

Though, that next page is still a prestigious one.\u00a0 Shandong Lueng are one of the top\u00a0clubs in the Chinese Super League.\u00a0 They’re one of two sides that have won the league in its 15-year existence.\u00a0 Coincidently, the team that has won it the most are Guangzhou\u00a0Evergrande, who won seven straight titles before finishing second last season.<\/p>\n

At Shandong Lueng, he will join Graziano Pelle<\/a> and Gil as the only foreigners\u00a0in the side.\u00a0 The CSL recently limited the number foreigners one side can have, but that won’t stop Marouane Fellaini from joining the fray.<\/p>\n

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