Raphael Varane has put an end to talk of any concerns at Manchester United and insists the club are on a “positive, upward curve”, despite some poor recent results.
The 28-year-old serial winner arrived from Real Madrid during a busy summer in which the Old Trafford side also brought in long-standing target Jadon Sancho and legendary former Red Devils attacker Cristiano Ronaldo.
But results have been poor in recent weeks, with 10-man United’s shock 2-1 loss at Young Boys in their Champions League opener compounded by the Carabao Cup exit to West Ham and Premier League home loss to Aston Villa.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will be hoping to bounce back against Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday night. And Varane is confident that the club are just in a bit of a blip.

“What I’ve been able to see is, with my team-mates, there’s a lot of quality in our squad, in our team,” the France international said. “We’ve got huge potential, I’m convinced of it.
“We’re working really hard, we’re working well in training. I think we’re improving all the time. Since the start of the season I think we’re on a positive, upward curve.

“I think that there’s talent, there’s experience there as well. We’ve got everything you need to have that belief that you can do well.

“I think that’s a really key issue – we’ve got to believe in ourselves, be convinced that we can do it, we have got to be ambitious, believe in our own potential and then I think you can achieve things when you do that.

“There’s everything there in the right place. Just concentrate on the little details but keep believing and have that positive mentality.

“I believe that each time we go into a game, we go on that track and keep on that road of positivity, think on how we can improve in little details and then I think we’ll be there. As I say, we’re on the right road.”