Jadon Sancho is backing his England World Cup team mate Rhian Brewster to enjoy a breakthrough season as the striker makes up for lost time and shoots for stardom.

Borussia Dortmund winger Sancho was part of the squad that won the Fifa Under-17 World Cup alongside Brewster in 2017.

While Sancho has broken into the full England squad, and others like Phil Foden and Callum Hudson-Odoi have made Premier League debuts, serious injury curtailed Brewster’s progress.

But he has impressed in pre-season, striking his fourth in three games – a penalty against Dortmund in Friday’s USA tour fixture - and Sancho says it is a taste of what is to come.

“I feel like he can do it. I have played with him. I know how good he is. He causes defenders nightmares,” said Sancho.

“He is a great player. I feel like he is at the right club, he is developing and he is still so young. He is developing and that is the main thing. Just give him the time and patience and you will see. I played with him a lot for England and he scored a lot of goals for us and I have assisted him. It’s a good thing for us to have someone like him.