Marouane Fellaini was played out of position by David Moyes at Manchester United and the Belgian has paid the price with Louis van Gaal set to sell £27.5m flop

It took just four minutes for Marouane Fellaini to serve a reminder of his worth.
Thrown on with an attacking remit during Belgium’s World Cup opener against Algeria, he rose inside the penalty area, twisting his awkward frame and using his bushy barnet to flick home the equalising goal in a 2-1 victory – it was classic Fellaini, a vintage not witnessed since his time at Everton.
After 10 months without a goal for club or country, perhaps this was the turning point in his faltering career.
One man, however, was not for turning. For Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal had already decided that Fellaini was not for him.

The 26-year-old is available for transfer at Old Trafford, chief executive Ed Woodward having been instructed by the new Dutch manager to offload last summer’s £27.5million signing.
It charts the sorry demise of a player once feared by Premier League defences. And therein lies the accelerating factor behind Fellaini’s failure.