Tom Heaton’s praise for Lisandro Martinez after Rayo Vallecano friendly

The fixture was our second of the weekend as our preparations for the new campaign rounded off with two matches against Spanish opposition. 

Heaton reflected on pre-season, as a whole, speaking to MUTV and is now looking forward to next Sunday’s big kick-off against Brighton & Hove Albion in our Premier League opener.

“Very good, obviously a bit of a strange weekend with two games in two days, but it actually gives plenty of opportunities around to get 90 minutes.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it [pre-season], new manager coming in, he’s brought a new energy to the football club, I think you can probably feel that.

“[A] new style, I think everyone’s taken to it really well. I think after a real disappointing campaign last time out, we’re going into this term with a fair more optimism. 

“It takes time, it won’t be an overnight [thing] but certainly the building blocks are there and everyone’s on the same page to take it forward.

“There’s certainly a calm excitement in the group and we’re looking forward to Sunday.”