James on good partnership with Rashford: We all aim to improve each other’s game

Manchester United winger Daniel James has hailed Marcus Rashford as a "great player" and expressed a desire to improve his understanding with the in-form striker on the pitch.

Ahead of Aston Villa's arrival at Old Trafford on Sunday, James has opened up on his developing relationship with Rashford, revealing the work being put in on the training ground to improve each other's output.

“Yeah, Marcus is obviously a great player to play with,” James told MUTV. “The abilities he has are fantastic and he’s getting better every game.

“Something we work on in training is the movement and things like that and obviously, for me, getting out wide and [in] those positions I want to find him as much as I can, to get him goals and for him to assist me as well.

“That’s something we talk about every day, to improve each other’s game.”

While recalling the key role he played in Rashford's goals against Liverpool, Norwich and Sheffield United, James added: "I think in those situations, over time you get better obviously because you do it in training. That’s something we do in training all the time.

“Obviously it’s going to be different balls and you’re going to be in different areas but [last Sunday] for me, the right ball was to pull it back.

“I saw him in the corner of my eye and I think if I went for goal, it wouldn’t have been a goal. I think over time I’m learning every game to be in those situations and get those assists.”