Less than a week into the job as Manchester United manager, David Moyes has already made his presence felt at the club's newly rebranded Aon training complex in the Greater Manchester village of Carrington.
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The task of succeeding the legendary Alex Ferguson has been widely described as an impossible one but Moyes, who officially started work on Monday, appears determined to tackle it head-on.
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He has made sweeping changes to the back-room staff, notably releasing Ferguson's trusted coaches Mike Phelan, Rene Meulensteen and Eric Steele, and replacing them with his own men.
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Assistant manager Phelan was a close Ferguson ally and while Meulensteen's innovative training sessions were lauded by the players, goalkeeping coach Steele was credited with helping to improve the form of David de Gea, having even learnt Spanish to assist communication.
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Moyes might have been expected to preserve a coaching set-up that had helped United regain the Premier League title from Manchester City last season – co-chairman Joel Glazer spoke of him "taking up from where Alex is leaving off" – but instead, he tore it down.
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Steve Round, Chris Woods and Jimmy Lumsden followed the 50-year-old Scot from Everton and although all three earned Moyes's trust during his time at Goodison Park, the huge level of expectation at United will be as unfamiliar to them as it is to him.
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However, while Moyes and his closest advisors have only limited experience of amassing silverware, he has drafted trophy-winning expertise into the dug- out in the shape of veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs, United's most decorated player, and former Old Trafford stalwart Phil Neville.
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Both men will approach their new roles fuelled by a beginner's hunger to succeed, but perhaps more importantly, they will also give Moyes's coaching team a validity that only on-pitch achievement can bring.
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"Ryan's success and ability to adapt his game over a number of years gives him an unrivalled perspective on the modern game. His career is an example to any aspiring young player," said Moyes, who will address the media for the first time on Friday.
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The presence of Giggs and Neville on the training pitch will also protect a thread of continuity that Ferguson's departure threatened to snap.
David Moyes is doing well so far for himself and Manchester United so far...I just hope he'll perform better than Alex Ferguson.