The former Manchester United captain has come to the defense of the Belgian midfielder, in wake of criticism from Manchester United fans.
Fellaini joined United from Everton as David Moyes' first top signing, but has failed to impress United fans.
Keane believes Fellaini is been made scapegoat of United's all round poor performances.
Roy Keane's Northern Ireland face Belgium in their next game in the European Championship, Keane speaking to the media on match and Fellaini said:
"I like Fellaini."
"I thought the criticism he had when he went to United was a bit over the top.
"I think it was just because he came in at the last minute when David Moyes was there and fans were maybe quick to jump on his back.
"I saw him a few times live, when United weren’t great, and thought he done okay.
"But he seemed to be the scapegoat for the fans.
"We saw him recently scoring some important goals. I like him. I liked him at Everton and I think he’s a good player for Man United.
"The criticism he’s had, I think he’s more of a scapegoat than anything else. Which can happen when a new manager brings in certain players
and the new signings get criticism.
"If anything, they should have been criticising the experienced players at United who weren’t helping him out or who weren’t helping out the new manager. But that’s another story."
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