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Marouane and Fellaini and Michael Carrick lay the foundations for Manchester United

Marouane Fellaini (R) and Michael Carrick (L) formed a solid partnership in midfield for Manchester United (Getty Images)

Marouane Fellaini looked settled in the Manchester United side when he made his first start for the Red Devils in their UEFA Champions League match at home against Bayer Leverkusen. Fellaini and Michael Carrick made 32% of Manchester United’s passes against Bayer Leverkusen (158 out of 493) and the duo also made 7 interceptions between them as their midfield play allowed Manchester United control the game. The infographic below from Squawka.com shows Marouane Fellaini’s passing from the match against Bayer Leverkusen: