Leading goalscorer and played a big part in getting us to Wembley and he also had the burden of refs targeting him mostly because of his daft stick out appearance.

He is annoying with his work rate but some of his close control and passing can be top draw and I am in the boat that says he will be a major player for us in time.

Recently, he has been playing slightly deeper so not been as much of a goal threat, but he is excellent at linking up play and picking the right pass.

To some watchers, this means he’s not doing anything and a waste of money, but he is probably the sort that you would notice more if he was missing. If he had a midfield of Billy, Pienaar and Arteta to link up with, he would make a big difference.

As for the price tag, well, I have mentioned this before, but look at Michael Carrick — cost a similar amount (a few years earlier as well), and does a similar job. Comparing to Arshavin is a bit harsh because they are completely different players in completely different roles.

I think he is becoming a key player for us and, given his age, will only get better...

Having said that, I know one criticism of him that is often cited revolves around him not closing down quickly enough or making a challenge. I can see that — on one hand, he covers ground but perhaps doesn’t put the challenge in or get close enough to his man. I do have to wonder how much of this is because of the cards he gathered last season.

It is is notable that he has not picked as many up and by his own admission has learned not to put himself into situations where he will get carded. I’d suggest his reticence at times comes from this. Hopefully he’ll learn a happy medium with time. Hopefully...

He is not being pulled up for stupid fouls, as he was last season, and he very rarely gives the ball away. But as I said at the start, it's down to opinions, and hopefully he will win over the doubters, as many a player has done before him.

I still think he could get double figures this season to help out the recognized scorers and benefit the team in all competitions.

I would like to see him be a lot more aggressive (despite people’s concerns over cards) and concentrate more — particularly at defending set pieces and when passing as this is too frequently sloppy. I’d like to see him in one position but I'm unsure what his best position is.

Against the Wigans and the Stokes, he's ok. Against the top Prem sides, the game is just too fast for him.

When Felliani play behind the front man, Osman is isolated and gets stick. When Cahill is behind the front man, we see an improved Osman. (This was the main reason we lost the cup final.)

What is the lad's best position?????

I can't remember the game but I thought Felliani had done well, he’d kept it simple and closed down the options of the opposition rather than the players, Pienaar on the other hand had looked good on the ball but hardly completed a pass, yet on this forum Pienaar was fantastic and Fellaini was a donkey?