McClaren: I get a great feeling from this group

United have now reached the end of our pre-season schedule, with the defeat to Atletico Madrid in Oslo the only real blip following wins over Liverpool, Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace, plus draws with Aston Villa and Rayo Vallecano.

All attention is now on our Premier League opening fixture, against Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Sunday.

And McClaren says he is getting positive vibes from the dressing room as we approach the season proper.

“The great thing that I’ve found is that these are great players to work with,” said McClaren. “They were a little quiet the first week: it [the training] was very demanding.

“But as we got to know the players, as we got more and more into…