Daley Blind has insisted that he isn't scared by Louis van Gaal and believes his fellow Dutchman's blunt style of management will make him a better player.
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The Netherlands international played under Van Gaal at the recent World Cup, where he helped secure a third-place finish, and then linked up with him again after completing a 14 million-pound move to Manchester United last week.
Blind, who made his debut in United's 4-0 win over QPR on Sunday, has described the 63-year-old as "strict" but is adamant he is not intimidated by Van Gaal.
"He is not frightening, he is just honest," he said. "That can be frightening, but I like it. He is very honest with everybody, he knows what he wants and he knows his philosophy.
"He can bring that to the players and he can make a team with everybody in. That is a good start for everybody if you want to work for each other. I have really learned a lot from Van Gaal and I like working under him."
Blind was used by Van Gaal as a left wing-back and a left-sided centre-back in the World Cup but began his United career at the base of a midfield diamond.
And he is convinced that the former Ajax, Bayern Munich and Barcelona manager's insight will help him improve in the role.
He added: "I think he can make me a better player in terms of positioning, where to stand and tactics in games because midfield is an important position to play and I hope I can get better at it every day."
Blind excelled against QPR but admitted it was a game where he had an opportunity to flourish, explaining: "Of course it was a bit different because the opponent was going back so I had a lot of space to control the ball and play it to the sides, mixing it from side to side. I had a lot of space and that was nice for me.
"We played our own game and I think we played good. When we lost the ball we went as a team after the ball and I think we won the ball back a lot so we did a good job."