Moyes banks on targetman RVP

David Moyes believes Robin van Persie's attention to detail will enable the Manchester United forward to sustain his prolific start to the new season.

Van Persie, who scored 30 goals in all competitions for United following his £24-million arrival from Arsenal last season, scored his second double of the new campaign in the 4-1 win at Swansea City on Saturday, and bagged both goals in the 2-0 Community Shield victory over Wigan Athletic the previous weekend.

The 30-year-old has become the pivotal figure in the United team during his 12 months at Old Trafford after inspiring Alex Ferguson's final Premier League triumph.

Moyes believes the Dutchman's determination to work on every aspect of his game will ensure that he continues to improve.

"I hope he can," Moyes said. "His goals at Swansea were those of a top goalscorer and you can see the difference it makes. But he has been really interesting when we have talked about things, such as where he might score and how he might score.

"He has not really spoken about any other player but, generally, he is very interesting and his work has been very good.

"I asked the players how many medals they had won. Giggsy had won 13. Quite a few had won five or six and Robin said he'd only won one.

"So, for me, the challenge is for Robin to keep trying to win medals and I think he's got it, I think he's driven to do it.

"He wants to succeed and I've been really impressed by him in his training and commitment and his trying to improve himself."

Despite spending less than two months working with Van Persie, Moyes admitted he has already been surprised by the player's attributes.

"I've got to say at the moment, with the way I've seen him - world-class is sometimes used quite loosely - but I think it would be hard not to put him in that category, that's for sure," Moyes said.

"We're talking about his goals. But at Swansea, when he got the ball played to him, his hold-up play and how he brought people into the game, that was impressive as well.

"He has an all-round game and we want to keep supplying him and give him every opportunity to score." - © The Daily Telegraph