MANCHESTER UNITED MIDFIELDER Marouane Fellaini insisted he is not a “dirty player” as he responded to criticism following two elbowing incidents against Liverpool.
Fellaini was singled out during United’s 3-1 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the Europa League last 16, after appearing to elbow Emre Can in the first leg at Anfield.
The towering Belgium international then caught Dejan Lovren in the return leg on Thursday, leading to a yellow card and former referee Howard Webb labelling him a “thug”.
However, Fellaini said he “never wants to injure a player”. “I am not like that,” Fellaini told BBC Sport.
“If you want to win the game, you have to be aggressive.
“I don’t want to elbow someone, I just defend myself. I am physical. I like to win my challenge. That’s English football as well, but I am not a dirty player.”
Fellaini, who has been sent off twice since swapping Everton for Old Trafford in 2013, will turn his attention to Sunday’s must-win Premier League derby at Manchester City. United are sixth in the table, four points adrift of City, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot.
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No. You’re not a dirty player Marouane. You’re just s**t.
Just A Donkey , With Elbows
He’s not dirty, he’s filthy and $h!te
He should have been sent off in both games. No place in the game for deliberately elbowing an opponent. He is a disgrace to the game.
I love how he is helping Van Gaal turn Utd into Everton
But manu have alwsys been better then liverpool
Not On A Thursday ….
What he should have said was that he isn’t a football player
Yes you are! And your hair is poxy too
Hope this liability is available for the Belgians in the summer.
him and that useless k@unt of a keeper they have we might have a chance against Belgium.
And I’m not pat butcher
WM ….
Hate That Picture ….
Reminds Of X-Mother In law
Hate The Poxy Picture ….
He can’t help it if other players are running into his elbows.
He plays like a tree trunk in his prime
“I am groot”
No you’re not a dirty player and you also have great technical ability, get out you muppet and get a hair cut and sort your eyebrows, joke of a player
Defend yourself from what? Peoples skull in the vicinity? Amazed that Sideshow and Costa have not broken red card records….
And I’m Santa Claus
you obviously weren’t around in the 70s and 80s Alexander.
Weren’t they relegated in 74?
You are an absolutely atrocious player!!
I don’t think Fellaini is dirty. He isn’t a player either. He ambles around forlornly and ineffectually. I wish he would take up anything but a place in the ManU midfield.