Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has been urged to "keep proving everyone wrong" in an encouraging message from former teammate Jude Bellingham.
Sancho, 21, is beginning to find his feet for the Red Devils after an underwhelming start following his £73million arrival last summer.
The Englishman scored his second Premier League goal of the season in the 1-1 draw with Southampton earlier in February and was named man of the match after Sunday's 4-2 victory at Leeds United.
Sancho picked up his first assist for Manchester United at Elland Road by crossing to Bruno Fernandes just before half-time and later added his second by setting up Fred to score the decisive goal.
He will have been relieved to do so after failing to register an assist during his first 27 games for the club.
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Sancho's creative struggles have come as a surprise given he recorded 20 assists for Borussia Dortmund last campaign and the same number the season before that.
During his last term in Germany, he played alongside compatriot Bellingham, who has since emerged as one of Europe's hottest midfield prospects.
The 18-year-old helped Dortmund record an emphatic 6-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach on the same day as the Red Devils' win at Leeds.
Responding to a tweet marking Bellingham's 50th Bundesliga appearance, Sancho wrote: "My brother, keep destroying it over there. I'm proud of you brother."
In response, his former teammate replied: "Big love always brother, keep proving everyone wrong."
Bellingham's rousing message for Sancho echoed Ralf Rangnick's after the interim manager declared he is "very pleased" with the player's recent performances.
"Jadon is in good shape, not only in the first half but also, in the second half, he had his good moments," Rangnick told BT Sport .
"With Jadon's performances in the last couple of games, I'm very pleased. This is the Jadon we know from the German Bundesliga.
"There is still more space for improvement in him, but the way he is playing right now, it is probably the best Jadon Sancho that Manchester United has seen so far."
Having started the Red Devils' last four Premier League matches, Sancho will be confident of keeping his place in the line-up for the Champions League encounter against Atletico Madrid.
Rangnick's side take on the defending La Liga champions in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night for the first leg of their last-16 clash.
Sancho netted his first goal for United in November's 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the group stage, with Cristiano Ronaldo also on the scoresheet.
