Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has hailed the positive influence of Benni McCarthy in the club's dressing room.
Benni McCarthy's appointment as a first-team coach at Manchester United appears to have been met with approval after Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes added his name to the 44-year-old's list of admirers.
Previous reports from the United Kingdom had claimed that McCarthy had impressed the likes of Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Christian Eriksen with his work in training and the former has now waxed lyrical about the former AmaZulu's coach's immediate impact.
"It's been really nice [working with him]," Fernandes said during an interview with SuperSport TV. "It's a pleasure for me because as a young player, I watched him in Portugal playing for Porto and scoring many goals and it was a joy to see him.
You can watch a snippet of Fernandes' thoughts on Benni McCarthy in the video below, courtesy of SuperSport TV
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"Having him here now, for many of my friends and family who support Porto, it will be good for them that they can come to Manchester and see him and get a photo with him and everything.
"And obviously working with him, he's a really funny person, always positive, he brings a good energy on the dressing room and on the training ground. He was quality as a player and he's quality as a manager because we do many drills, from finishing and headers that he did really well when he was playing, so he can hopefully help us to score some goals."
McCarthy was on the sidelines as Manchester United recorded their first win of the season on Monday after recording a 2-1 victory over Premier League rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford, courtesy of goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
The Red Devils, who climbed ahead of the Reds in the league standings following their triumph, will next be in action on Saturday afternoon when they take a trip to St. Mary's Stadium to meet Southampton.
Scroll through the gallery below to see where Benni McCarthy ranks among South Africa's all-time leading goalscorers in the Premier League