Manchester United star spotted in director's box despite being named on the bench for Europa League clash against Real Sociedad × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News

Manchester United star spotted in director s box despite being named on the bench for Europa League clash against Real Sociedad

By Matthew Guyett Modified 09 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Wan-Bissaka was absent from the substitutes bench Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka was seen in the director's box at Old Trafford. This is despite being named on the bench for their Europa League opening 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad. Manchester Evening News reports that the English full-back was not with the squad before kick-off. The former Crystal Palace defender was instead seen in the director's box. This is despite the defender having been named among the 12 substitutes for the clash with Sociedad. Wan-Bissaka had missed the Red Devils' 2-1 win over Arsenal and the prior 1-0 victory over Leicester City through a "small complaint". There have been question marks over the future of the right-back, with Diogo Dalot having displaced him in the United XI. He arrived at Old Trafford from Palace back in 2019 for £50 million but has found game time hard to come by in recent times. Wan-Bissaka made 26 appearances last season and has made just one appearance so far this campaign, a four-minute outing. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Reports claim that United boss Erik ten Hag was willing to part ways with the right-back but the club's football director John Murtough blocked the potential departure. West Ham United and Crystal Palace were interested in Wan-Bissaka but he has stayed put at Old Trafford. He has two years left on his current deal with Manchester United but speculation is growing over his future.

Dalot enjoying competition from Wan-Bissaka at Manchester United

Dalot comments on rivalry with Wan-Bissaka Dalot feels that the competition being posed by Wan-Bissaka is helping him improve. He was asked for his thoughts on Wan-Bissaka rivaling him for a starting berth under Ten Hag before Manchester United's disappointing defeat to Sociedad. He said (via SportBible): "When you have good competition, I like to call it health competition. You can see this season we have very good players in each position, which makes us better as a team. We have a lot to learn together, we have a good squad." utdreport@utdreportDiogo Dalot vs other Premier League full-backs this season (average per match):

Joint-most assists (1)
Most chances created (1.6)
Joint-most key passes (2.6)
Most accurate crosses (67%)
Most challenges (15)
Most challenges won (9)
Joint-most tackles (4.2)124891043Diogo Dalot vs other Premier League full-backs this season (average per match): Joint-most assists (1)Most chances created (1.6)Joint-most key passes (2.6)Most accurate crosses (67%)Most challenges (15)Most challenges won (9)Joint-most tackles (4.2) https://t.co/QrE4BdYInv It remains to be seen if Wan-Bissaka will be afforded more game time this season given he has missed action through injury. However, the fact that Ten Hag was open to offloading the player this summer speaks volumes of how he views the Englishman. Wan-Bissaka was a regular under former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the Norweigan having signed him in 2019. It was under former interim coach Ralf Rangnick where the problems began for the English defender. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Matthew Guyett × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी