United caught the eye in their opening game against Arsenal, and Amorim argued that performance was simply a result of the squad rediscovering their happiness after a pre-season which has left everybody confident of making progress this year.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has been consistent since arriving at Old Trafford nine months ago that his team must be prepared to put in the hard yards if his methods are going to work

My players are more confident and fitter this year - United are looking for their first win of the campaign when they travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday.