Agree, useless in a 442 looks OK in 433 but not in a combination with Zakaria and when Locatelli is the holding mid. I think he would benefit a lot if a more creative CM stepped in. The team too, otherwise we are so predictable and static.
I also hope it's just coming back from injuries because my feeling during the game was that he lost possession every time he had it. Decision making was poor, and so on. But given he's been out for such a long time and missed pre season I'll give him a break.