Manchester United defender Raphael Varane believes the Premier League is better than he expected it to be.
United have won all three of their league games Varane has started in since his £43million transfer from Real Madrid and the Frenchman has stood out in each of his starts.
Varane is understood to have enjoyed the higher tempo and intensity in the Premier League after playing for 10 years in La Liga for Madrid.
The 28-year-old has also relished the more partisan crowds in England, having experienced fervent support at Wolves and West Ham, as well as the ebullience at Old Trafford on his home debut against Newcastle following the re-signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.
United were the only club Varane was prepared to leave Madrid for and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already lauded the impact Varane has had in the dressing room.
"The more quality you add to the group [then] the more healthy competition and leaders who they look up to," Solskjaer said earlier this month. "I think seeing Raphael and Cristiano coming in, it’s raised everyone’s eyebrows because they are winners, they have won everything there is to win and they put demands on themselves which the young boys, the rest of the team, they look at them and think that is how you stay at the top.
"So it is only going to be good for everyone and there is competition for places, which is great for me to see and [Lingard] did well, Anthony did really well in the build-up for the last goal as well, so I am pleased for everyone who came on.
"We have got loads of good players. Handling the pressure is one of the things that you have to do as a Man United player, expectations and pressure, you’ve got to relish it and embrace it and enjoy it and Cristiano does.
"Rapha is a winner. Jadon is a winner. He has come into the group really well and he enjoys this kind of pressure, but I think when you have got quality players - Mason, Jadon, Jesse coming on, Anthony coming on, Cristiano, Bruno - there will be space for others all the time."
Varane is expected to be rested for United's Carabao Cup third round tie with West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
