Man Utd FLOP's stunning stat gives Ten Hag headache

Jacque Talbot

• 25 Apr 2023 20:40 BST
• 3 min read

Aaron Wan-Bissaka was once destined for a move away from Manchester United - but this stat may give Erik ten Hag reason to rethink.

The right-back was set to exit the club in January - but a move away never materialised, and he remained as a first-team player for the Red Devils.

And during the cause of the season, the defender has notched up an incredible stat - the defender has been dribbled past just a single time this campaign.

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Despite being criticised for his displays at times, Wan-Bissaka has indeed been something of a defensive rock for the Red Devils.

It comes after Kaoru Mitoma admitted that he suffered ‘complete defeat’ against the defender in Brighton's FA Cup loss to Man Utd at the weekend.

The Red Devils sealed an FA Cup final date in June against rivals Manchester City after they beat Brighton in a thrilling penalty shootout victory at Wembley - following a goalless deadlock.

Mitoma speaks on Wan-Bissaka

Wan-Bissaka had Mitoma in his pocket all game, so much so that he even earned the plaudits of the Japan international himself.

"He is a strong opponent, that is what I thought while I was playing. But there were a lot of situations where his legs stretched at the end or he got the ball down to the back. I think it was a complete defeat," Mitoma said after the game.

But he also admitted that he, himself, had areas to work on going forward.

"I regret that I didn't score a goal despite having a few chances to do so," he added. "And it's difficult to score penalties. So I think I could have done something more before that (penalty shootout).

"I haven't played against but all their players are of high quality individually so we had to be careful on the counter-attacks. But I think the match as a whole went well, but they had qualities at the end. I also need to improve."