£50m Man Utd outcast told he has Old Trafford future despite transfer links

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    • Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes Aaron Wan-Bissaka still has a future at Old Trafford.

    The £50million right back has been out of favour for the large part of Erik ten Hag's reign at the club. While the Englishman has played the full 90 minutes in United's last three Premier League matches, Ten Hag appears to prefer Portuguese full back Diogo Dalot to anchor the right side of his defence.

    Wan-Bissaka's absence from the first team squad has prompted speculation linking him with a move to Wolves and an emotional return to Crystal Palace. However, Ferdinand believes the 25-year-old, who has previously been described as 'the best one-on-one defender in the world, can still play a huge role for the Red Devils.

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    "Yeah there is something there," Ferdinand said on behalf of BT Sport. "The manager has obviously put his trust in Dalot on what he has seen on the training ground.

    "I still stand by that (Wan-Bissaka being the best one-on-one defender in world football). I said the same thing he is not the best defender but he is the best one v one defender. If you had a job to do on a wide man one v one, I would pick him over every single right back around.

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    "But obviously here are other elements of his game that aren’t as good as other players. You have to give him credit because his nose has been put out of joint, he was the one with the shirt and the manager has come in and said 'you are not the guy any more', but when he has come in he has looked solid enough and that’s the attitude you want."

    Wan-Bissaka had only played four minutes of Premier League football before the World Cup. It is a huge drop in appearances, considering the huge role he played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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    However, the United legend still thinks he can make the same contributions as some other United defenders of the past. "When I played there were players who didn’t play every week," Ferdinand added.

    "John O’Shea, Wes Brown, Jonny Evans etc – but when called upon they came in and gave top performances and that is down to professionalism and the culture at the club.

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