Gary Lineker named Bruno Fernandes as the catalyst for Manchester United's upturn in form.
United haven't lost since Fernandes joined the club and were 17 games unbeaten going into Monday night's game against Southampton.
And Lineker, writing on Twitter during the match against Saints, believes the progress United have made since the start of the calendar year has been rapid.
He wrote: “The difference in the potency of this @ManUtd side now, to how it was before the new year is staggering.
“You could see they were on the right track but the progress is rapid. Fernandes the catalyst, of course.”
Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's positivity is beginning to rub off on United’s players and is the reason behind their impressive form.
"Ole's a positive person, he put that into the way he's coaching us and managing us, we go out onto the pitch wanting to score as many goals as we can and not concede as well, we all work hard pressing the ball and with recovery runs to make sure we don't concede goals," Rashford told Sky Sports before the game.
"The secret behind [the run of form] was focusing on ourselves and trying to better the performances, the results came and we've continued to do that and we know the next three or four games are huge for the future."
