Azure Database - Missing dbmanager role - Database Migration - sql-server

I am attempting to:
To copy your database to a new database on a different logical server
as detailed on this page:
How to: Use Database Copy (Azure SQL Database)
I have made sure I have the correct username and password for the source database and it's a dbo.
I have created a new user in the destination database in the master database with the same username and password.
The instructions say that to enable the new user to create a database it must be a member of the role "dbmanager" role.
But, there is no "dbmanager" role listed in my destination master database.
Ultimately I want to be able to run the following command:
CREATE DATABASE NewDatabase AS COPY OF abc12345.OldDatabase;
which is currently giving me the error:
CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database 'master'
Why haven't I got a "dbmanager" role please? Or should I be using some other role that does already exist.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
The only roles I have in the database, created through the Azure portal, are shown below...

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CREATE MASTER KEY
GO
or
CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD='MyPassw0rdIsComplex.'
GO

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This is the answer for an old thread but who knows, it might help someone having the same issue.
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee240822.aspx
Permissions
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178613.aspx
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