Manchester United fullback Antonio Valencia is enjoying his football under Jose Mourinho.

Valencia's excellent form has coincided with Mourinho's appointment at United and the former Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year admits the manager has injected a new confidence into the squad, as well as instilling a winning mentality that will hopefully inspire trophy-winning success this term.

"I think he's given a really positive boost of confidence to the side and that can be seen out there on the field," Valencia told MUTV. "Everyone is feeling confident, everyone wants the ball and that's a very good sign. Everyone is running hard, showing good movement and reading our moves and build-up play, and that's important too. On his advice, well, it's the same for all the team: always go out to win and always have the winning mentality of champions. Let's hope we can carry on in the same style.

"You can see from the games played that we've scored a few goals already so you can appreciate things are going well on that score. We're getting forward and creating lots of opportunities on goal. We've also brought in more quality players, which has improved us too."