Manchester United defender Alvaro Fernandez has lavished praise on new signing Mason Mount.

The English midfielder arrived at United from Chelsea in a big money deal earlier this summer.

Fernandez, who is with United for their preseason tour of the United States, is impressed by Mount's ability to gel with his new teammates.

He told Diario AS: “The coach is changing the team. New signings have arrived and the squad now has a new lease of life.

“Mason Mount is a really great player, but on the pitch, he has an incredible character. And then there is Lisandro Martínez, who arrived last summer and has a level of aggression that seems crazy."

On Mount, he added: “He has surprised me because he was not a player that stood out to me before when watching matches. But in training, you can see the quality, the technique and the ability that he has. He is very good."