Osman: Fellaini’s always been clumsy like that

LONDON: Marouane Fellaini’s clumsy conceding of a lastminute penalty against Everton, which denied Manchester United a precious away win, may have outraged fans but former teammate Leon Osman is not surprised.

United were leading the Merseyside club 1-0 in the contest at Goodison Park when Fellaini replaced Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 85th minute.

Two minutes later, he went in for a bad challenge inside the box and brought down Idrissa Gueye. Leighton Baines then stepped up and fired past David de Gea to snatch Everton away from defeat.

“Fellaini’s always been clumsy like that,” Osman said. “If you came up against him, he was likely to stand on your toes or give you a dead leg.”

The 29-year-old Fellaini joined United in 2013 before spending five years with Everton, during which he played with Osman in the midfield.

“When he played for us, you wanted him as far away from our box as possible, get him up causing havoc around the opposition penalty area where he was really good.” – Reuters