Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says the vibe at the club has shifted.

The legendary centre back, who won the Champions League and countless Premier League titles at United, was at the club’s Carrington training ground this week.

Ferdinand interviewed Bruno Fernandes on Monday, along with visiting with players and staff at the training center.

“The vibes at Carrington and Old Trafford have changed dramatically,” Ferdinand said on his YouTube show, FIVE.

“It’s become more positive, the ambience in the place. The cafeteria has even changed. It’s like everything has changed. Looks different, feels different, food’s different. The feeling when you walk in, I’ve had very negative vibes [in the past] when I’ve walked through the corridors of the training ground.

“I was on my own, walking back out through the training ground, through the corridors, and I stood there and just smiled. I can sense something happening in here now. I don’t know what it is or where it’s going to but the ambience is very different. There’s a confidence in the place.

“And the confidence isn’t about the players alone, it’s the staff. I can sense something with the staff. They’re more upbeat, happy to be in at work every day. And that’s all been generated and created by Erik ten Hag and his management team and some people behind the scenes, because there’s not one person who can change the whole culture of a football club – it’s a collaborative approach.

“It’s the right path right now and given they’re in the running for four trophies still, not that I think they’ll win four. It’s nice to go to Carrington and Old Trafford and feel more optimistic than negative.”

He added: “The vibe when they’re out training, doing the rondos, there’s a different energy that I haven’t seen for a while, not that I’ve been there loads.