Garth Crooks was full of praise for Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka after his dominant defensive display in the Manchester derby at the weekend.

The BBC pundit is a huge fan of the 22-year-old, and he has paid tribute to the fullback in his team of the week column this week, believing he is perfectly suited to playing for United:

“I’ve been banging on about Aaron Wan-Bissaka for nearly two years now. I saw him play for Crystal Palace against Fulham at Craven Cottage, and Roy Hodgson didn’t want to talk about the player after the game for fear of attracting too much attention to the lad.”

“I also said he was a Manchester United player if ever I saw one. His defending in the Manchester derby was nothing short of outstanding. Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold might be better on the ball but there isn’t a better defender in the country on his day than Wan-Bissaka.”

Wan-Bissaka was completely flawless defensively, and you would be hard-pressed to find a player who is better in one-on-one duels with opposing wingers.

He dealt expertly with Raheem Sterling throughout the 90 minutes, even tracking him across the width of the penalty area to make a crucial last-ditch tackle in order to prevent a goalscoring opportunity.

As Crooks says, there is still some improvement to be made when he is in possession of the ball, but assessing him purely on his defensive qualities, they are not many better fullbacks around in world football.