I think he's a bit of a luxury player to have in CM.
He's similar to Scholes in that he can play a brilliant pass at times, but can't tackle worth a darn. But even Scholes, for all his superior attacking qualities, I wouldn't trust to be in a 2-man cm for a relegation scrap. The next 4 teams are our most realistic chance to pick up points and all those teams are our direct relegation rivals. I wouldn't want to depend on our last two fixtures against Pool and Arse to pick up enough points to be mathematically safe.
So, no, I don't trust Makoun in CM and would rather see NRC and Petrov in there.