Louis van Gaal feels he has a more balanced group to the Manchester United he said was broken when he took over.
The Dutch tactician suggested he had inherited a damaged squad from David Moyes last summer but is of the belief that with a mixture of new signings and the development of key youngsters, things have improved out of sight for the Red Devils.
"We only have a better balance of the team," he told the Daily Mail from the team's pre-season tour of the USA.
"Now we have all the positions double occupied and that is what I said in many, many press conferences last season that we were not in balance and I have to play with players in other positions than they normally have to play in or can play.
"Now it is a better balance, but the preparation is the same. Certainly the players have already been working with us for one year, with me and the staff and are used to the philosophy.
"Now we have to implement that with the new players and that will happen every year because I believe in refreshment of the group."