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Steve Round confident David Moyes will be a success at Manchester United

Steve Round, David Moyes and Jimmy Lumsden at Carrington Training Ground on July 1, 2013 in Manchester, England.
Image: Steve Round: Convinced that David Moyes is the right man for Manchester United

Steve Round, David Moyes' right-hand man, is adamant that the Scot has what it takes to be a success at Manchester United.

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An inability to land a number of top targets during the summer transfer window has also put Moyes under pressure, but Round believes the acquisition of Marouane Fellaini from Everton represents good business. He added: "He is a lot better footballer than he gets credit for and he has good passing ability. "He doesn't have the same range as a Michael Carrick in his long passing but his continuity and the way he keeps the ball and short passing is very good. "When you are building a squad to compete on all fronts you don't want every single player to be the same. You want options and differences. In a certain game it might be Tom Cleverley and Carrick in midfield, it might be Fellaini and Carrick, or Fellaini and Anderson. There are different permutations. "It has given the manager options he didn't have before. "Marouane was ready for this step up. He'll fit in well with the professionalism here and relish the challenge. "He is a 10-15 goals a season man and that is good from midfield. "He can play number four, sat in front of the defence, he can play an eight in the centre doing box-to-box and can play a number 10 where he drops off the front man. That's valuable when the range of games is so varied."

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