Harry Maguire has brought a coolness that was lacking in the Manchester United defence, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Maguire, 26, was named man of the match on his debut in the 4-0 drubbing of Chelsea, having completed an £80million transfer from Leicester at the start of last week.
Solskjaer settled on England international Maguire as his preferred defensive target after United won at Leicester in February and has already been impressed by his impact less than two weeks into his United career.
"He's very level-headed," Solskjaer said. "He's just as composed off the pitch as he is on the pitch. He's experienced, a big presence around the place, he's smiling, a personality you like to have around and to have a cool head at the back is important, defenders that are level-headed and not emotionally affected is great to have for a manager and a team.
"He's been here for a little more than a week and he's been very good to have around."
Solskjaer and his coaching staff prioritised United players' fitness in pre-season after a fatigued finale to last season, when they won only two of their last 12 games.
United's conditioning impressed on pre-season and they scored thee goals in the last 25 minutes in the victory over Chelsea and Solskjaer was pleased at the improvement on the corresponding fixture last term.
"There's a big shift in difference from the teams," Solskjaer explained. "Chelsea outran us quite a lot in April, now we've outrun them, so that's a good shift for us.
"But it's not just about fitness, fitness is important but with a young team you expect loads of energy. But we also have quality."
