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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Cmon rory, hope he holds on. If he does get caught though how could anyone begrudge sergio a major. Especially the british open.
Great round of golf by shane lowry today, 65 in the final round in a major is world class.
His “f— it”, shot on camera on the 18th green was priceless
Great round Shane. Well done.Come on Rory. Irish Golfers simply the best :-)
He doesn’t consider himself Irish though?
Thumbs down from the bandwagon jumpers!
Amazing to think that if he had not blown the masters he’d have had a career slam at only 25
Hold on Rory
Stand up for the Ulster man! Brilliant stuff from Rory!
That sham of a flag which he will wrap himself in later.
What ? The Offaly flag?
Go home Mark Kelly you’re drunk.
Rory handing off that fat kid, lolololol.
Three Irish men in the top 10
Heckler has been kicked out for giving McIlroy hassle – wonder if it was Olympic related
C’mon fowler and if you can’t win and looking to big an ask come on Garcia
Don’t like him at all but I suppose it is good for a British person to win the British Open
He’s British by choice though. His caddie is Irish so a good day for us too.
Kinda anyway. Don’t want to go stealing British athletes. They do that to us often enough!
Get in the hole!
Doesn’t look like Lowry’s going to win.. does it?
He has plenty of time to practice seeing as he’s not are signing autographs for children now. Just push them out of the way and get your scorescard in eh For?