After a miserable evening at Anfield last week, Manchester United face an uphill battle if they are to overcome Liverpool in their Europa League second leg on Thursday.
Speaking ahead of the game, Louis van Gaal indicated that Bastian Schweinsteiger was not fit enough to start the match, leaving many United supporters expecting their side’s midfield to be anchored by Marouane Fellaini.
The Belgian was expected to be suspended for the game after footage emerged of him elbowing Emre Can in the first leg.
Eventually, it was decided Fellaini would be allowed to play, much to the delight of many Liverpool supporters.
And following van Gaal’s comments on the eve of the game, it appears many United fans are far from keen to see the former Everton man starting the match.
https://twitter.com/DoeyLadd/status/710132179821568000
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https://twitter.com/BennyAndJagger/status/710127721385467905
LvG: Fellaini can give us a lot of quality and has contributed in a lot of games in a very good way.
Is he blind?
— Suraj (@Srj1511) March 16, 2016
Thinking about the fact that Fellaini would start tomorrow is giving me nightmares, literally bringing flashbacks of last thursday 😔
— Kay (@Di_jaaa) March 16, 2016
To give him credit, Fellaini did have a somewhat passable game at Anfield when Manchester United won back in January, so who knows?
