Danny Welbeck says his long-term friend and colleague, Tom Cleverley, has the attributes to become one of the game's best players.
While striker Welbeck has impressed in a sustained run of involvement, the sporadic glimpses of Cleverley's quick-thinking and energy in the United midfield have been just as eye-catching.
"I think he can become a world-class player," Welbeck told United Review. "Football is such a simple game, it's how hard you make it for yourself.
"Tom keeps it so simple and it is hard to do that when you're in centre-midfield, but Tom does that. He gets the ball, passes it, moves into space and he's just always there as an extra option every time you’ve got the ball.
"He's really good to play with, I enjoy playing with him so much and he's got the awareness, the vision and the ability to pick out a pass and actually produce a final pass as well and he's just going to carry on improving. You can see that every single day in training. He's a really good player."
The pair have risen through the Reds' ranks together and, despite a year apart on separate loan spells, their shared chemistry on the field is unmistakeable.
"We are really good friends off the field and quite a few people come up to us and tell us that it shows on the field," said Welbeck.
"We've been through the same training schedule growing up through the Academy, the same coaches who have taught us the same things, so we're on the same wavelength and we know each other's games inside out, more or less.
"We just try to get the ball moving as quick as possible, keep it one-touch and two-touch and I think that's the right way to break down teams."