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Manchester United defending duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire have been praised for their performances in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Manchester City. The defensive pair were impressive at Old Trafford as United secured a vital three points.
Harry Maguire was praised after United beat City (Image: GETTY)
But former Premier League defender Matthew Upson believes the credit has to go to defensive pair Wan-Bissaka and Maguire, with the latter having only recently returned to the team after injury.
The centre-back missed out on the FA Cup win over Derby after suffering a niggle, but returned to play the whole game against City.
United held City to just six shots on target throughout the game, with Wan-Bissaka in particular having a solid game up against Raheem Sterling.
And Upson was full of praise for the pair, explaining to Premier League Productions that he believed their performances have a direct influence on how the team plays.
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“There were some individual standout performances today,” he said.
“I thought Wan-Bissaka was superb against Sterling.
“Harry Maguire as well, such an imposing figure. His mentality, his body language at the start when he didn’t have the handshake, he marched past the City players.
“He didn’t even look at them, he did what he wanted to do. That showed during the game.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire were praised by Matthew Upson (Image: GETTY)