Luke Shaw believes him and Jadon Sancho can become “even more dangerous” as a partnership down Manchester United’s left-hand side.
The pair have started the last three games together and there are signs the England international’s are developing a growing understanding of one and other’s games.
It was thought that when Manchester United signed Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund for £73m (BBC Sport), he would play on the right-hand side.
But it looks like the 21-year-old is finding his best form playing in front of Shaw on the left.
With two goals from his last two games at Old Trafford, Sancho is starting to produce the influential performances he consistently produced in Germany, for the Reds.
After a difficult start to life at the Theatre of Dreams, Shaw is delighted that United’s number 25 is now showcasing his attacking qualities and looks to have turned a corner.
The former Southampton man who himself joined the Red Devils at the age of 18 believes Sancho will become a world-class player in the future.
“For me, the maddest thing with Jadon is how young he actually is,” Luke told United Review. “I didn’t realise, even when I played with him for England, that he was that young.
“He’s a wonderful footballer. When you come here it’s not easy at the start – I know that personally.
“Now he’s starting to find his feet a bit more and that’s really showing in the way he’s playing, especially in the last few games.
“He’s starting to excel, he’s getting on the ball more and dribbling well, and doing what he was doing at Dortmund. He’s only going to get better and better. At the moment I’m enjoying playing with him and I’m really happy for him because he had a tough time at the start.
“He’s going to be a world-class player and he’s got so much talent. He just needs to keep working hard, keep working on the abilities he has and be a real asset for this club.”
With Marcus Rashford being deployed on the right, Rangnick is giving Shaw and Sancho the opportunities to become United’s first-choice pairing on the left.
The connection looks to be building, but Shaw believes they can kick on and improve even further.
Shaw concluded: “I am really good friends with Jadon, so it’s easy to talk to him.
“At the moment he’s playing in front of me so we do have a lot of conversations on what he wants and what he wants me to do and what I want him to do.
“At the moment things are working well, but there’s still more for us to do on that side to make us even more dangerous.”
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