BELO HORIZONTE // Adnan Januzaj, the Belgian winger, believes Marouane Fellaini can still be a success at Manchester United after his teammate inspired his country's come-from-behind win over Algeria yesterday.
Januzaj, who was an unused substitute in the side's World Cup opener, was impressed with the impact Fellaini made in coming off the bench after minutes and heading home an equaliser five minutes later.
"We were dominating the game when Algeria scored a penalty, but we came back with two great goals," Januzaj said.
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"I think Marouane can be a player for Manchester United because he is a great player. We saw that today against Algeria, his header was unbelievable.
"When he came [to United], it was difficult for him, but he's the type of player who can always help the team and he scored an unbelievable goal for us."
Januzaj has only played twice for Belgium and is eager to make his World Cup bow.
"I'm hoping to play myself, but I have to be patient as we have a great team," said Januzaj, 19. "Today was the first game. We have a lot of games coming and I have to wait, but I'm always ready to play."
Fellaini was happy to be the focus of positive attention after a poor debut season for United following his summer move from Everton. He started 14 league games and did not score.
"We were too nervous at the start with too much stress," he said. "I think that's normal. It was our first World Cup together. Algeria played well and we know that they have some good players, but we showed the character of Belgium and we played very well.
"It was a great goal and it was good for the team. It was not the best season for me, but football is like this."
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Januzaj heaps praise on United teammate Fellaini: ‘Great player ... header was unbelievable’
Andy Mitten talks to Adnan Januzaj and Marouane Fellaini following Belgium's 2-1 win over Algeria on Tuesday in 2014 World Cup Group H play.
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