'Maddison is more than good enough to play for Man Utd'

James Maddison is more than good enough to play for Manchester United, says Derek McInnes, with the Leicester midfielder capable of representing “any of the big clubs in England”.

The Dons boss told the Press and Journal of Maddison: “I always thought James was the best technician of a ball I’ve seen.

“I haven’t seen someone who manipulates the ball in the way he can and that potential is really being realised now.



“James has said that coming to Aberdeen has helped be the making of him because he had to grow up a bit, he had to tough things out and he had to learn how to deal with the demands of playing here.

“He was developing then and the games up here were tough for him.



“You can’t say that you watched him and thought he would go from playing with us, back to Norwich, on to Leicester and then potentially to a club like Manchester United so quickly.

“But you see him now, he has developed so much that I think he could play for any of the big clubs in England. That’s how good he is.



“The improvement in him over the last two seasons especially has been massive and it shows what can be done.”



Maddison recorded seven Premier League goals and as many assists for Leicester in the 2018-19 campaign, with the target found six times and a further three efforts teed up for others before football shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2019-20.