Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted past managers indulged the players.

Successive victories over Spurs and Manchester City , before Thursday's Europa League romp against AZ Alkmaar, have restored the feelgood factor at Old Trafford following a poor start to the season.

Solskjaer has changed the dressing-room culture by ­replacing established stars like Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez with hungry players willing to fight for the cause – and it's a happier place.

“You see every single day now that these players don't need an operation. Sometimes they need some medicine but we're on the right track," the Norwegian said.

“If you don't pull your weight or put a shift in you're the odd man out in training. It didn't always used to be like that, I have to say."