Aside from a disappointing draw at the hands of Crystal Palace and a loss at the hands of league leaders Arsenal, Manchester United have been on a roll after the World Cup.
He had briefly reignited talks of a title charge which speaks volumes for the work put in by new manager Erik ten Hag.
In addition to excellence on the pitch, the Dutchman has also managed to bring out the best in previously underperforming stars such as Marcus Rashford and Diogo Dalot.
The resurgence of AWB
Another player whose fortunes have changed after the World Cup is Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The full-back seemed destined to leave the club in January after racking up just four minutes of action before the Qatar final.
The manager had even indicated that the former Crystal Palace defender was above the requirements after revealing that he needed reinforcements in that position due to his excessive reliance on Dalot.
Quite a few clubs like the old Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United were interested in taking over the defender’s services.
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But after the Portuguese suffered an injury during his international duty, Wan-Bissaka seized his opportunity with both hands, putting in impressive displays against the likes of Manchester City and Palace.
It is unlikely that he will leave in January after his resurgence and Palace are now resigned to the fact that they cannot get close to the United star before next summer.
Palace will return for AWB next summer
According to The Sun, The Eagles are considering biding their time before jumping in for Wan-Bissaka in the summer.
“Crystal Palace will wait for targets Conor Gallagher and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, even if it means being patient until the summer.
“The Eagles have been quiet in this window with limited funds,” the report added.
Palace are of the opinion that Ten Hag will recruit another full-back in the summer who will probably remove Wan-Bissaka and then they can make their move.
Unfortunately, if the full-back continues to produce in the same vein, Patrick Vieira’s side may once again find themselves out of the price of a move.
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