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in the Times
“Marouane was never seen as someone who would play 45 games a season. He was coming in to provide an option, a different, more physical threat, to those United already possessed, who could be deployed in the right situations. He’s not the only player to join a club and require time to settle. When I was at Everton, it took Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines six months to establish themselves and Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic, I believe, went through a similar process at United. For some reason Marouane hasn’t been given same grace as others.”