Luke Shaw has heaped praise on Aston Villa loan target Axel Tuanzebe, claiming that the defender’s talent is “frightening”.
The 20-year old defender has featured for United five times in the Premier League under Jose Mourinho, most of which came last season.
He is considered a future star and hopeful England international by many, and the former Southampton left-back is one of them.
Mourinho has already confirmed that Tuanzebe could be allowed to leave on loan this month, and the Villans have been tipped as a potential destination.
Talking to MUTV, Shaw heaped praise on his teammate, saying;
I think Axel is unbelievable. I think the talent he’s got is frightening.
He’s strong, he’s quick, he’s energetic, he reads the game well, he’s a good passer of the ball, and he’s got everything.
For me, his main position is probably central defender. I think if he nails down one place, it will be central defender. But like I said, he’s got everything and he’s still very young.
We’ve not seen him that much but, hopefully, we and the fans get to see him more because I see him in training and he’s improving every day, building his confidence up even more. He’s always ready for his chance when called upon.
But he didn’t let anyone down. I was sat on the bench and I was happy and proud for him, and also Scott [McTominay] in the same game. Both of them were terrific, especially Axel because I think Scotty had played a game before that.
It was Axel’s first proper game [this season] and against a good team as well. For me, he was man of the match and I think people then took to him, the fans, and they knew what a special talent we had.
We’ve not seen him that much but, hopefully, we and the fans get to see him more because I see him in training and he’s improving every day, building his confidence up even more. He’s always ready for his chance when called upon.
Tuanzebe also made his European debut for United this season, playing in the 2-1 win over CSKA Moscow.
