Manchester United manager David Moyes vowed on Tuesday that Marouane Fellaini will prove a success at the club after his transfer deadline-day switch from Everton.
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Moyes, who signed Fellaini during his time as Everton manager, had met with disappointment at every turn in the transfer window until he completed a £27.5 million deal for the Belgian midfielder shortly before the deadline passed.
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The fee was £4 million more than United would have had to pay had they triggered a clause in Fellaini's contract that expired at the end of July and made him the club's fourth most expensive acquisition after Dimitar Berbatov, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney.
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However, having spent four years working with Fellaini at Everton, Moyes is confident he will improve his squad.
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"Marouane is not someone you want to be playing against," Moyes told United's in-house television channel, MUTV.
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"He has attributes other people don't have. And with those qualities he has, I am sure he will be a big player for Manchester United."
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Following Paul Scholes's retirement and with Darren Fletcher still recovering from a chronic bowel condition, United had looked short in central midfield, and Moyes says Fellaini will give him a variety of options in the middle of the pitch.
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"He can play higher up the field if we need him to, just behind a main striker," said Moyes.
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"He can play as a defensive or holding midfield player. In fact he is comfortable in any position in the middle of the field.
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"It was definitely a position where people would say we were short, not just of numbers, with the likes of Paul Scholes retiring and Darren Fletcher not being ready to come back just now. I am glad we have got him."
l think Fellaini is a good buy for Man United, considering the current midfield challenge the clu has.
I believe he'll do well cos he's currently playing under a manager he is very much used to. He'll perform for sure.....