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Manchester United wonderkid Alejandro Garnacho says teammate Aaron Wan-Bissaka is the perfect ‘one vs one’ defender on the earth.
The 25-year-old as soon as once more finds himself an everyday starter for the membership, absent solely six instances within the final 21 video games, having performed a full 90 minutes throughout 13 of these matches.
Wan-Bissaka signed for United again in the summertime of 2019 for a reported charge of round £50 million and was considered one of the promising younger full-backs in world soccer.
He was persistently amongst the primary names on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s group sheet and performed properly over 100 instances in the course of the Norwegian supervisor’s two full seasons.
But with the appointment of Erik ten Hag, the proper again was seemingly forged apart and barely featured throughout the primary 4 months of his new reign.
However for the reason that New 12 months specifically, Wan-Bissaka’s defensive attributes have been celebrated together with his efficiency in opposition to Manchester Metropolis at Previous Trafford in January one among his private highlights.
“Aaron Wan-Bissaka, in all probability defending one vs one he’s the perfect on the earth, for me,” Garnacho informed the Premier League’s Uncut channel. “He goes to the ground, he’s quick too so he’s troublesome.”
The previous Crystal Palace defender has ousted fellow right-back Diogo Dalot in current months. The Portuguese worldwide has discovered himself enjoying out of place and even on the bench.
There have been some strategies that Wan-Bissaka has been eliminated from the switch checklist however his future in Manchester nonetheless stays unsure.
Newly launched stats present that Wan-Bissaka has the best proportion (92%) of ‘dribblers tackled’ in Europe’s high 5 leagues this season.
Nonetheless, when dialog turned to defending general, Garnacho was fast to pick fellow countryman Lisandro Martinez as the perfect at Previous Trafford.
“I’ve a very good relationship with him [Martinez].” the teenage sensation defined. “I additionally just like the character he has and naturally he is likely one of the finest defenders these days.”
