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Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton says he is surprised by the new-look team's 100% start to the Premier League season.
The Red Devils are top - two points clear of arch-rivals Manchester City - after five straight wins, having scored 21 goals and conceded only four.
They swept aside title rivals Chelsea 3-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
"You never know at the start what's going to happen but United have got off to a flier," Charlton, 73, said.
UNITED'S YOUNG GUNS
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David de Gea (20)
Fabio Da Silva (21)
Rafael Da Silva (21)
Phil Jones (19)
Chris Smalling (21)
Tom Cleverley (22)
Danny Welbeck (20)
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has dramatically lowered the age of the side with the regular inclusion of David de Gea, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck, while the likes of Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov have been left on the bench.
But United, who have often been slow starters in the past, have immediately hit top form in their opening fixtures as they aim for a record-breaking 20th top-flight title.
Charlton told BBC Sport: "It's a very unusual start for Manchester United but it's fantastic.
"The fans are enjoying it and even those who are just general football fans because of the way we play. Even the goals we are scoring are dramatic."
As well as beating Chelsea, United hammered Arsenal 8-2 and Bolton 5-0, with Wayne Rooney scoring back-to-back hat-tricks. This season he has nine goals for United and two for England.
It is a remarkable turnaround for the 25-year-old, who had a huge fall-out with the club in October last year and publicly announced he wanted to leave.
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