Not for the first time I find myself wondering how on earth Marouane Fellaini has escaped proper punishment. At Everton, he was most commonly thuggish during his appearances, and was permanently at the top of the 'Dirtiest Player' table, vying with Grant Holt for the top spot. Since the move to Man Utd (for the ludicrous fee of £27.5million) he has not played often enough to keep at the top of the dirty play league table.
He certainly has excellent use of his arms, even if his legs are fucking useless most of the time. This was demonstrated through his elbow in the game with Manchester City. The pictorial view above can show this far better than any words from me.
The referee managed to show him the yellow card rather than a straight red card, which demonstrates more of a fuck-up by the referee than the offensiveness of Fellaini. He wasn't finished there (Fellaini, not the referee, who provided no further sanctions) because he later managed a fowl that was deserving of another yellow card, and thus a sending off. But he escaped and so I thought it appropriate to show Michael Oliver how he might better referee in the future, and how easy it is to withdraw the right colour card from his pocket.
I hope this helps, ref - it's quite easy, and I'd suggest that with Fellaini around, you might ensure you can draw it quickly in the future, without fumbling.
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