Moyes: My deadly United duo of Van Persie and Rooney are BETTER than Liverpool's SAS... and they'll be the best in the world

PUBLISHED: 18:58 EST, 1 November 2013 | UPDATED: 09:10 EST, 2 November 2013

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David Moyes believes his Manchester United striker duo of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are the best in the country and will eventually match any pair in world football.

Some have suggested Liverpool’s Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge are the most potent front two in England after their performance in the 4-1 win over West Brom last weekend. But Moyes still feels Rooney and Van Persie have the edge and will continue to improve.

‘Wayne and Robin, on their day, will be a match for any players in the world, never mind just in this country,’ he said. ‘So when those two are firing, they are the best.

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‘They’re incredibly talented, both natural goalscorers and both can play in several positions.’

United travel to Fulham looking to build on wins over Norwich in the Capital One Cup and Stoke and Sunderland in the Premier League.

Moyes will be without midfielder Michael Carrick, who has an achilles problem, but hopes Van Persie will be fit, despite problems with toes and groin, and that last weekend’s late comeback at home to Stoke will be a sign his side are regaining their mental toughness.

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‘I do see signs that the players are beginning to find a little bit of form,’ said Moyes.

‘I’ve seen it even in the game last week. It was proof that it’s there, that they have got that capability and we might have to do it a few more times before the end of the season.

‘We’re not at the level of consistency we’d like to be at but we’re striving to find that and there are maybe signs that it’s coming back.

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‘We’ve played well in a couple of games but had to chase things for different reasons.’

Moyes revealed yesterday that he has no plans to change the captaincy at United, despite skipper Nemanja Vidic missing games through injury.

But asked if Rooney could one day be United captain, the manager said: ‘I think Wayne has always had an ability to be a captain. He’s got a love of football, which is the biggest thing.’

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zoraski, Mumbai, India, 1 week ago

'United, with Javier Hernandez, won in the Capital One Cup against Stoke'. DM I was of the opinion that Man Utd beat Norwich in the Capital One Cup and up next is Stoke... But you know better I guess, DM can see the future.. The newspaper of the future .. LOL.

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James, Manchester - England, 1 week ago

Wow! Most people commenting here will do themselves a favour to actually read the article.

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okumancy, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1 week ago

proven today/ come on utddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

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thewelshsinner, Gloucester, United Kingdom, 1 week ago

You played fulham. Lets see how they fair next week against the gunners

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Manager_T, Cardiff, 1 week ago

So Liverpool fans have been mouthing off against Man U on here like they are title favorites and Man U are in the relegation??.. EVEN THOUGH Man U have dominated the PL and Liverpool for over 15 Years!......and look that Man U are only a win behind LFC in the table!!. Talk about getting over excited! Calm Down ay ay CALM DOWN!