Jadon Sancho insists he is trying to learn from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Paul Pogba at Manchester United in a bid to improve his game.
The England international moved to Old Trafford last summer in a £73million move from Borussia Dortmund, and after a slow start has started to pick up his performances in recent weeks.
The 21-year-old won just the German Cup and Supercup during his time in the Bundesliga, but some of his team-mates have been among serial winners at their previous clubs.
Ronaldo and Varane were in the Real Madrid side that won four Champions League titles and two LaLiga crowns in the previous decade, part of the incredible haul of 32 trophies the Portugal star has won in his career.
Pogba and Varane are also world champions following France's success nearly four years ago in Russia, while the former also won four Serie A titles during his stint at Juventus.
And Sancho admits he feels 'blessed' to be learning from the trio 'on and off the pitch', especially in how they recover following high-intensity matches.
'I'm here with a lot of great players and I'm learning from the best,' Sancho told the club's official website.
'You've got Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane… all these guys have won major trophies and just being in the changing room with them gives you a blessed feeling.
'I'm definitely learning from them, on and off the pitch, especially in terms of their recovery and how they make themselves better. I'm taking in all the information I can and trying to put it into my game.'
Despite his upturn in form in recent weeks, Sancho has scored just four goals and laid on two assists in 30 appearances for the Old Trafford outfit this season.
It comes after a final season in Germany where he scored 16 goals and provided 20 assists for his Borussia Dortmund team-mates.
But Sancho will no home to haunt his old employers Manchester City in the derby on Sunday.
Himbekmst
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na wonderful blessing!! it's really an honor to dress with the best!! 🤛🤛
Jowelsty
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good boy
epjo
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SANCHO is the new CR7 slowly we see the SANCHO we signed from DORTMUND
yes
Homckln
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it's OK sin 🙂
bepderuz
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And he forgot maguire is his captain [Crylaugh] and also he should mention DDG as a top player too
yanlmsuy
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For now it's like to say "a cockroach feeling proud of itself to share the same toilet with mosquitos"..... I honestly can't see the difference [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
yanlmsuy
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For now it's the same as "a cockroach sharing the same meal and and the same bed with a mosquito"..... I can't see the difference [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
epjo
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SANCHO is the new CR7 slowly we see the SANCHO we signed from DORTMUND
Meoeikrt
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big names but useless on the pitch. united is useless.
Saying.
Ebubechukwu1996
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You forgot almighty legend maguire
doocdlmosz
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big names but useless on the pitch. united is useless.
Sarath9CFC
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what about Lord Maguire??🧐🧐
IPEN17
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Paraphrasing this implies that Playing in Madrid is Sancho's hidden agenda for his dream to become true.