2. Marouane Fellaini
It seems that the way Van Gaal wants to use his players in different positions, he is trying to instil ‘total football’ but with the wrong personnel. Marouane Fellaini seems to be one such player who is always pushed to the top of the attack although he is a defensive midfield.
Fellaini did do well in a more advanced position with Everton but he had a lot of willing runners to take on the knock-ons. At United, there aren’t many willing runners and well Fellaini is seem like a giant pole that balls can be knocked on to and hoped for the best. It might not even be Van Gaal who decides to pull the trigger; Fellaini could well want a move away from the team unless he wants to spend the rest of his career as a glorified lamppost.