Aaron Wan-Bissaka admits he “didn’t know if it was real” following comments from James Maddison in which he was billed as “the best in the world”.
The Manchester United right-back has enjoyed something of a renaissance at Old Trafford in 2022-23, with favour being earned under Erik ten Hag after starting the campaign behind Diogo Dalot in the pecking order.
Questions have been asked of whether he is the best fit for United throughout a four-year spell in Manchester, leading to transfer talk surfacing at regular intervals.
‘Best In The World’
But his performance in a dramatic FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton – which was secured courtesy of a penalty shootout – led to Leicester star Maddison saying: “AWB is ridiculously good at one-v-one defending. Probably the best in the world bar none. So many wingers run out of ideas when playing directly against him”.
Wan-Bissaka has told Sky Sports when asked about said tweet from a Premier League rival: “I saw it and I didn’t know if it was real or not.”
“Those are some nice words from him and I am grateful to see things like that.”
The 25-year-old defender saw just four minutes of Premier League action through the opening four months of the season, but he has since started 11 games and is pleased to see his value to the collective action being recognised once more.
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He added: “For me, it is good to see that people notice the improvement this season and the work that has been put in, it is always a nice feeling.
“I just wanted to play and express myself on the pitch, and I have been given that chance it is a good feeling.
“Though I kept my head down and in bad situations you have to keep going.
“I kept telling myself ‘this isn’t going to last, keeping doing what you are doing'”.
