New Manchester United assistant coach Steve McClaren says there's a great spirit amongst the players.

The former England boss was brought in by Erik ten Hag as one of his assistants having worked under the ex-Derby and Middlesbrough boss at FC Twente.

McClaren was Sir Alex Ferguson's deputy during the extremely successful spell for United between 1999 and 2001 in which time they won three league titles as well as the Champions League and one FA Cup.

He said: "Last season, seasons are gone. The history is gone. It's past.

"It's about the future and we've got an opportunity to create that in a certain style and Erik wants to see that happen.

"The vibe that I'm getting from the players: they want it too. They want that discipline, they want to know what their jobs are. They want feedback on it. Because they want to win.

"I'm afraid at Manchester United you have to win."

McClaren said that the group had so far been great to work with and it made him optimistic ahead of the new campaign.

"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 training sessions and they know the demands, the intensity, the competition, the winning and losing, the banter that goes along with it, you can feel the noise and the volume in training, in the dressing room, around the hotel and around Carrington, start to [build].

"That's what I like, that's why I enjoy coaching, that's why I enjoy coming back here because these are damn-good players. You can see that."

He added: "This group have been fantastic. I get a great feeling. I've been into many, many dressing rooms and many dressing rooms for the first two, three, four weeks you kind of know and can smell [it].

"I've got a good feeling about this dressing room."