Former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson has given his endorsement to Jude Bellingham.

The young midfielder has been exceptional for Real Madrid and England this season - and he has convinced Robson.

The Geordie wrote in the Daily Mail: "I can't tell you how disappointed I was when he did not sign for Manchester United.

"I knew when I kept going back to watch him at Birmingham that he was going to be a top, top player. I met him and his parents, Mark and Denise, with Sir Alex Ferguson, Eric Cantona and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

"We did what we could to persuade him to come, but ultimately he chose Borussia Dortmund because the family believed they could give him a quicker pathway. I'd like to think we would have done that at United, but who can argue with his choice now?

"Learning from serial winners at Madrid such as Toni Kroos and Luka Modric will serve to improve him further.

"The only limit on what he can achieve with England concerns the players around him."