United fan here. I reckon he found his level to be honest. he was bang average for us(no offence intended as i hope you guys acc get top 4) however he couldnt keep up with play. he was shoot crazy and never convinced the fans. evident when he created a twitter a nd delited after a few hours cause of abuse.
its weird tho, on this forum people seem to think ehs better than cleverly and carrick. when imo hes nowere near.
He was bog standard at United; but he was young and played 60 games over six years at the club, and never had a consistent run in the first team.
What's happened at Everton is that he's been given the responsibility and trust in the midfield, and he's shone. His range of passing is phenomenal, dictates the tempo perfectly... It's astonishing how good he is because, like you, I didn't rate him at United at all.
But honestly, he's far better than any ball playing midfielder you have currently. I think his positional sense and all round energy is superior to Carrick, and he's just better than Cleverley in every single way imaginable (I think it's only Man Utd fans who can see what that guy actually offers on the pitch; he comes across as a more advanced version of Rodwell to us).
Your loss is our gain really. You may not rate him but we're not mugs at Everton - we know a footballer when we see one. Given he's 25, still approaching his peak and playing as well as he is currently, we've got the bargain of the century from you.
