Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed how summer signing Daniel James set the standard on his first day at Manchester United training.
The Wales international joined United in the summer transfer window following an impressive breakthrough season with Swansea, but has already shocked many with his quality in the first-team.
Despite having starred for Swansea last season many fans were still unsure what quite to expect from the 21-year-old winger following his move to the Premier League.
James shone for United during pre-season before scoring from the bench on his debut last weekend, and Solskjaer admits he was not surprised to see the instant impact the Welshman made at Old Trafford.
”Since Daniel came in, he has proved to everyone that he is the type of player we want," Solskjaer told Sky Sports. "He's so hard-working. I think he set the standard straight away.
"On his (James) first day, he made a recovery run that was a 50-yard run. He won the ball, played it to a team-mate, ran forward, had a chance blocked, won it back again and within 10 seconds had scored. Everyone was saying, 'Yeah, that's the boy we want in our team'.
"You could see it meant the world to him. He's had a summer of mixed emotions and experiences. You could see the way he celebrated, he's been wanting that. I know for a fact after talking to him that it meant a lot for him.”
