Man Utd: Pundit compares Wan-Bissaka to Alexander-Arnold
Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt has risked the wrath of Liverpool fans by insisting Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka is on a different level to Reds ace Trent Alexander-Arnold defensively. Van Aanholt insisted Wilfried Zaha would much rather play against Alexander-Arnold than Wan-Bissaka.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been compared to Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Image: GETTY)
Palace sold Wan-Bissaka to United last summer in a £50million deal, with the 22-year-old becoming one of the most expensive defenders ever.
Since then, he has been hugely impressive and has managed to make a brilliant 257 tackles.
Wan-Bissaka and Alexander-Arnold have been compared for much of this season, but Van Aanholt thinks there's no comparison on the defensive end.
Speaking on the Counter Attack podcast, the Palace left-back claimed Zaha would rather play against the Liverpool man due to Wan-Bissaka's tackling ability.
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“Without a shadow of doubt," he said when asked if Wan-Bissaka is better than Alexander-Arnold.
“They are different players. Defensively, Aaron [Wan-Bissaka] is unbelievable, better than Trent [Alexander-Arnold].
"Yes, Trent has got his attacking and his corners, his right foot. But if you ask Wilf [Zaha] who he would want to play against, every other day, Trent or Wan-Bissaka, I think he will say Trent.
“I have got respect for Trent, because he does everything with his assists and he is great, but defensively, just ask [Raheem] Sterling how good [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka is.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been brilliant defensively this season (Image: GETTY)
“He is one of the best right-backs, I think he could be, his attacking is good, but he needs more goals or assists to his name.
“Defending comes first, but in the modern game, you need to attack, and at United, you get more of the ball, so go forward and show what you have got, but he has been doing good."