There will be many interesting battles across the pitch on Wednesday night when Manchester United take on Real Madrid in America.
Jude BellinghamandKobbie Mainoorepresent one battle,Aaron Wan-Bissakaand Vinicius Junior represent another, perhaps one which will provide even more entertainment for the neutral.
Wan Bissaka vs Sterling
Wan-Bissaka, who has seemingly forced his way back into Erik ten Hag’s ρłɑɴs forUnitedthis season, has a reputation for being able to lock down any winger that he comes into contact with.
The famous battle was when the 25-year-old played againstManchester City’sRaheem Sterling back in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first full season in charge.
They both faced off against each other four times thɾօυɢҺout that season, and it’s fair to say Wan-Bissaka won the battle on all four occasions.
This eventually led to Twitter jokes being made about how much the winger struggled against Wan-Bissaka.
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Sterling wasn’t the only high-profile attacker who struggled against the long sprawling legs of the English defєɴԀer.
Kylian Mbappe, arguably the best player in the world at this moment in time, featured forPSGagainst United when the two sides were drawn against each other in the Covid-affected season of 2020-2021.
