Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has compared Amad Diallo to Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez.

Diallo, 18, officially arrived at Old Trafford from Atalanta BC at the start of 2021 and made his first-team debut for the club in Thursday's 4-0 win over Real Sociedad in the Europa League.

Shaw has said that he is excited by the teenager's potential and shares the same view as United captain Harry Maguire, who believes that the attacker is a similar player to Mahrez.

"He's still so young but he's come into training and you can tell he's got confidence. You can tell by the way he plays, his first touch is brilliant, the way he takes the ball and drives at players. He's got great skill," Shaw told Sky Sports News.

"Of course, like I said, very skilful and got a long way to go. But you can tell already he's going to be one for the future and I'm sure he's not far away from getting a first-team appearance. He's a wonderful talent and already a wonderful player so I'm sure fans are looking forward to seeing him on the pitch.

"It was interesting because Harry said to me the other day that he reminds him of Mahrez when he was at Leicester [City]. Really quick, skilful, agility, can turn really quick, got great skills and I would agree with Harry – he does remind me of Mahrez.

"Even the way Mahrez plays now I've seen the qualities that Amad already has and has shown in training. Mahrez is a wonderful player so hopefully if he's any good like him it would be great for United."

Diallo had scored three times and registered three assists in two Premier League 2 appearances for the club's Under-23s outfit before featuring as a late substitute against Sociedad.