I think he's been missed at times, mostly around Christmas when Carrick had to play in defence and we ended up playing Rafael and Park in midfield, and the period straight after his injury where Carrick was unfit and we were playing Fletcher and Anderson in midfield which included the City game. When I saw the teamsheet that day, my optimism went out the window. I was very confident the night before. I don't think this was the main problem though, the big problem that day was Evans getting sent off as up until that point, we were probably edging it despite being a goal down. It was a bit like the Community Shield game really.
Just wondering where his best position lies, when playing 2 in midfield it may be best to play him on the left drifting infield (ala Giggs v Liverpool last w/e) where he is more free of defensive duties and he can have more freedom in attack to link up with Welbeck and Rooney.