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MANCHESTER UNITED crashed to a disastrous opening-game defeat � as �22million new-boy Robin van Persie sat on the bench. Boss Alex Ferguson was left scratching his head as Marouane Fellaini�s 57th-minute bullet header gave Everton a deserved victory. RVP came on with just 22 minutes left � but Fergie was fuming at the service his Dutch superstar received. The United boss moaned: �We played around him too much. We didn�t show enough penetration and, with Robin in your side, you know you want to use his ability against the centre-backs. But we didn�t use him enough.� Ferguson, suffering his first opening-game defeat in eight years, was also upset that referee Andre marriner favoured the Goodison side. He blasted: �I thought Danny Welbeck maybe was pushed as he went in the box. That was a big moment. �It�s difficult here, you have the crowd influencing the referee all the time and it makes it difficult for you. �Fellaini is a handful. He is a big, tall, gangly lad and they just lumped the ball forward to him � that�s all they did. We were the better football team.� Everton defender Phil Jagielka said: �Marouane is so hard to mark. In training we just pull his hair but you can�t do that in a proper game. �I dare not say what the season holds for us but we have made a great start for once.� Toffees boss David Moyes said: �Fellaini was excellent, we know he is capable of that. He�s a talented footballer. �United were without a lot of central defenders and he caused them problems. �We weren�t making headlines before this � they were all about Manchester United. �But you must not forget Everton are not a bad side, either. �When we got the goal we were put under pressure and we had to keep making sure we weren�t getting done. �All the defenders did a great job job to make sure we did not concede a goal. �It was a great result for us and great for the crowd."