Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explained how a scouting trip to Portugal convinced him to sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon.
Fernandes has hit the ground running in Manchester, scoring three goals and notching two assists in six appearances in all competitions.
"When you go and see them live you just get that feeling of the player," Solskjaer told Sky Sports of Fernandes. "What impressed me most that day was his personality. We knew about his skills and qualities.
"If you follow him and watch him all the time [you notice] that he cares so much and wants to win, he had that fire in him. I thought, yep, that's the character we need.
"He won't let anyone down. Letting the team down is the same as letting himself down. He wants to win and he knows we [win] together, everyone plays an important part. He's been a positive boost."
Solskjaer also explained how Fernandes and Juan Mata have been thriving alongside each other in training.
"For me it was easier [to join United] because I came to a team with better players around me, I just had to do the right things, the same as I used to do but a little bit quicker, doing things and knowing the ball will come," Solskjaer said of his own move to United in 1996.
"I hope it is the same for Bruno - 'I'm comfortable here but I need need to step up my game as well because it is a big club and there are better players'.
"When you see Juan (Mata) and Bruno sometimes in training, you can see there are on the same wavelength."
