Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has said that the players are "enjoying" life under new manager Jose Mourinho.
Carrick was on course to end his 10-year stay at Old Trafford earlier this summer, but Mourinho offered the 34-year-old a one-year extension to his contract to keep him at the club for another season.
The England international expressed his delight at being kept on, and delivered a positive update on how pre-season training has gone under Mourinho so far.
"It's been very good. We came in last Wednesday and have done over a week with him now and it's been enjoyable. The sessions are very good, it hasn't broken us yet and hasn't been as hard as you might think. There's been a lot of football and fun at the right times, and I think everyone's enjoying it," he told the club's official website.
"When you get a new manager, pre-season is always a little bit different because it's a new personality and new ways. But you approach the season as any other and you've got to prepare yourself to be ready for the battle. That's what the first few weeks of pre-season are for, to get that base of fitness and mentally prepare yourself for the year ahead.
"I'm delighted to be here. I've been here quite some time now and I just love the place. It's such a great place to come and work every day. I've still got that drive and desire to be successful and give everything I can, so hopefully this year will be a good one."
United will begin their 2016-17 Premier League campaign away to Bournemouth on Sunday, August 14.
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