Jamie Carragher delivered a scathing attack on Marouane Fellaini, saying that he hopes the midfielder is not seen in the Premier League again and claiming that the Belgian is not up to the Manchester United standard.
Writing in the Daily Mail, former Liverpool defender Carragher argued that Fellaini should not be available to play for United in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace on May 21 after elbowing Leicester City's Robert Huth.
Both Fellaini and Huth were given three-match bans, as the Leicester defender was punished for pulling the United player's hair before he swung an elbow.
Carragher, though, said that Fellaini's offence was far worse and described him as a menace.
Carragher said: "Huth, a giant in Leicester's fairytale campaign, misses his side's big celebration for an incident you associate with a school playground. Yet Fellaini could end up playing in the FA Cup final. Can pulling someone's hair cause the same damage as a flailing elbow? No. Not in a million years.
"It can't be right that he will be available for Manchester United's big day against Crystal Palace on May 21. My personal hope is that we would never see him playing in the Premier League again.
"Three games is not a sentence that will prove a deterrent to Fellaini. He is a repeat offender and it has gone beyond the point now where people can attempt to defend him by saying he is a tall lad who is using his arms for leverage."
Carragher believes that Fellani knew what he was doing when he struck Huth and pointed out how much damage a swinging elbow can cause.
Recalling his own battles against Fellaini, he said: "I hated playing against Fellaini. You knew from the word go you had to keep your wits because of his aggression. In one Merseyside derby, TV cameras showed me telling the referee to 'watch Fellaini's elbows' -- he always featured in our team talks because he was so awkward.
"He is a menace in the worst possible sense. I don't use that term lightly but he is not a Manchester United player in any shape or form.
"I was never convinced he would fit in at Old Trafford when he left Goodison Park and have never been given reason to change my mind. Yes, he's a good player with some qualities but he is absolutely not United standard."