Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has hailed Jose Mourinho's approach and says he is enjoying life under the Portuguese.
Rooney, 30, famously clashed with former boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who was renowned for his fiery style of management during his 26-year reign in charge of the club.
However, the United skipper says Mourinho is not cut from the same cloth and has been impressed by his calm demeanour when delivering instructions on what he wants from his players.
"He's not someone who is going to come in - at the moment, he hasn't anyway - and start throwing things," said Rooney following the 0-0 draw with Everton in his testimonial match on Wednesday.
"You never know when the season starts. He's competitive and wants to win every game, whether it is this friendly or the Community Shield on Sunday.
"He obviously gets his message across. He wants to win but he's not a real big shouter.
"He expects a lot from his players and just from him talking, he has got that aura about him where you know exactly the message he's getting across to you.
"He wants to win. He wanted to win [against Everton]. He re-iterated that at half time. Playing for Manchester United, even if it's a friendly game, you want to win.
"Unfortunately we didn't, but it's something myself and my family will remember."
Rooney felt United produced a solid performance against former club Everton despite failing to make a breakthrough ahead of Sunday's meeting with Leicester City in the Community Shield at Wembley.
He added: "It was a good performance but also minutes on the pitch. That's only a second game for a few of the players in pre-season so it was important we got a few minutes.
"In the first half, I thought we played some good stuff and created some chances. The second half was a bit stop-start with all the changes but there are positives we can take out of the game tonight and certainly things we can work on."
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