Graeme Souness believes Newcastle's Allan Saint-Maximin is a 'top, top player' who is only going to get better.
Saint-Maximin was recently hailed as 'the signing of the season' by United boss Steve Bruce after joining from Nice last summer for just £16.5million.
The 23-year-old has impressed in recent weeks and his performances have helped move his side away from the relegation zone and into midtable.
And Souness believes no defender in the Premier League will want to find themselves one-on-one with the winger.
“He’s a top, top player. It’s easy to look at him and just talk about his dribbling when he gets one-on-one,” he told Sky Sports before Newcastle’s 2-2 draw with West Ham.
“If you’re a defender, you do not want to find yourself one-on-one with him. But it’s his choice of pass, as well, he’s bright and he’s alive.
“You can only see him getting better and better. He’s 23-years-old, so you’ll always be reminding him that he’s got a long way to go, and I know Patrick Vieira fell out with him over that because he said that having all that ability is just not enough.
“As long as he’s willing to turn up everyday and want to learn, you can tolerate everything else.”
While Emile Heskey added on Saint-Maximin: “He’s been wonderful for them. It’s interesting that he’s playing him again because we were talking about, not dropping him, but resting him.
"It shows how well the lad is playing because you can’t leave him out.”
