Marco Asensio is already a superstar after making his remarkable breakthrough from Real Madrid's "shadow team", says Terry Gibson

The 21-year-old scored twice for the La Liga champions on Sunday as they battled to a 2-2 draw with Valencia, taking his tally to five goals in his last six competitive matches for Real - including the Champions League final victory in June.

His sensational form has seen Sky Sports pundit Gibson tip him to become one of the world's best players and believes the attacking midfielder is already near the top of his game.

has everything. Balance, skill, touch, technique, the ability to dribble and take players on. He can look after himself and by that I mean withstanding physical pressure from players who will try and be aggressive with him," he told the La Liga Weekly podcast.

"He's not bothered in the slightest about taking people on and taking a whack or two. With his finishing, it seems like he never misses. I'm actually excited about watching him now on a regular basis.

"I think he is going to be one of the top players in the world and in my opinion, he's already a superstar.

"For a young player to transition like this - coming from Mallorca and staying there an extra season after Real Madrid have bought him, then going to Espanyol and performing rather well - if we're being honest, nobody thought he was going to be this good so quickly.

"When he came back, I was wondering if they could have left him at Espanyol for another season to play regularly rather than coming back to Real Madrid and perhaps not getting as much playing time. I was totally wrong.