Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been really solid at right-back for Manchester United all throughout the season. But against Manchester City this past weekend, the player had easily one of his best performances in a Red Devils shirt.
Once again the full-back managed to keep Raheem Sterling at bay as the winger looked completely toothless on Sunday. And speaking after the match, a number of pundits like Garth Crooks and Jamie Carragher heaped praise on the 22-year-old.
Garth Crooks told the BBC: “This was no ordinary contest, this has become personal.
“I’ve seen these two go at it before in a derby and it makes for great viewing. I have to say Wan-Bissaka came out on top on this occasion and I suspect Raheem Sterling won’t like it.
“In the end, Sterling went up front and Benjamin Mendy tried to use his pace and power to bully his way past the Manchester United right-back – but to no avail.
“This lad is one of the best timers of a tackle I have seen in years.”
Carragher though went one step ahead claiming that Aaron Wan-Bissaka is right now the best one-on-one full-back in the world.
“It’s almost become a massive rivalry this,” Carragher told Monday Night Football on Sky Sports, as quoted.
“Yes it’s the two Manchester clubs but it’s Raheem Sterling against Aaron Wan-Bissaka. I actually think that you can talk about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having a good record against Pep Guardiola but what can Pep do next time?
“I think something Pep has to do next time is not put Raheem Sterling up against Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Normally – I’ve played full-back and didn’t have the pace of Wan-Bissaka – you would try to get out to Sterling because he’s too quick for me, too good on the ball but Wan-Bissaka is almost like ‘yeah, run at me – bring it on.’
Aaron Wan Bissaka has 84% tackle success ratio – the highest across Europe across positions.
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“Sterling is one of the best three or four wide players in the world but Wan-Bissaka’s saying: ‘Come on, you’re not going to get past me.’
“In that position, I think any other full-back in Europe Raheem is away because of his pace but even when you actually get past Wan-Bissaka look at his legs coming from nowhere.
“I actually think Wan-Bissaka is the best one-on-one defender as a full-back in the world. I don’t think anyone would get the better of him.”
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – the best in the world?
Whoscored has given a rating of 8.5 to Aaron Wan-Bissaka for his performance in the Manchester Derby which is the highest for any player on the pitch.
And we feel, he’s worthy of every praise being showered on him since he not only nullified Man City’s right flank on Sunday but also provided some key passes to Daniel James which helped Manchester United get on the front foot in pressure situations.
But while his defending has been flawless all throughout this season but Bissaka still needs to sort out his attacking prowess in order to get to the levels of Andy Robertson.
