Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has named City winger Raheem Sterling as the toughest opponent he has faced.
Wan-Bissaka is widely seen as one of the Premier League’s best one-on-one defenders, but that doesn’t mean he is invincible – and he has now revealed who has caused him the most problems.
Answering a fan question on United’s official website about his toughest opponent, Wan-Bissaka said: “I’d say Raheem Sterling; those are the battles I’ve enjoyed the most.
“He keeps going, just keeps on coming at you. Doesn’t matter if he doesn’t get past you in one challenge, he keeps coming back for more every time. That’s what I like.”
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However, the Red devils managed to get the better of Manchester City in the most recent meeting between the two teams – and Wan-Bissaka thinks he did well with the threat caused by Sterling on both occasions.
“I’ve been happy with my performances in both league derbies and the results both times were just what we needed. The second one was just before lockdown, and that was an incredible afternoon.
“We were prepared for that game and we showed that as a team on the pitch. When Scott scored the second goal, the whole stadium just went off and you could see what it meant to everyone.”
Wan-Bissaka also said that his tackling abilities were natural, although he wants to improve them further.
“I want to say I worked on it, but at first I think it was just natural,” he said. “Even when I was an attacker coming up at Palace, my tackling was noticed then too.
“I don’t think I really knew how good I was at it until I started taking it seriously. These days I work on it a lot more!”
