Published 21:08 IST, October 28th 2019
Aaron Wan-Bissaka sets a big league record in first season at Man Utd
Manchester United's £50 million summer acquisition, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, achieved the record for the most number of successful tackles in a Premier League match
Manchester United's £50 million summer acquisition from Crystal Palace, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, recently achieved the record for the most number of successful tackles in the Premier League, in his first season with the Red Devils. The young right-back was in his top form as United beat Norwich city 3-1 at Carrow Road on October 27 that saw the Red Devils win their third match of the season.
Premier League record by Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Bissaka won a total of 11 tackles in the match against bottom-placed Norwich and that accounted for a big part of the 44 tackles he has made so far in the 2019-20 season. He is currently ranked at the third position behind Leicester City defender Ricardo Pereira(47) and midfielder Wilfred Ndidi(45) who have played a total of 10 matches as compared to Aaron's 8 matches so far.
The 21-year-old played a key role in United's win against Norwich City, which saw them climb to the 7th position from a lowly 15th after 10 league matches. The match saw Scottish midfielder, Scott McTominay, making sharp passes for United before scoring the first goal of the match in the 21st minute. McTominay's goal helped Manchester United to be the first team to score 2000 goals in the Premier League era.
A reliable frontline for United
Forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial failed to score a VAR given penalty in the 29th and the 44th minute but made up for their mistakes by scoring the third (30th minute) and fourth goal (73rd minute) of the game. The missed penalties meant that United had failed to score 4 out of the 6 spot kicks they were awarded this season.
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was of the opinion that the first one was not a penalty and added that Rashford did an "honorable" thing and missed the chance to score.
A long injury list of the Red Devils
Even though Manchester United beat Norwich City, they will be without Paul Pogba who has been sidelined with an ankle injury and is expected to be out till the month of December. The Red Devils are also without first-choice left-back Luke Shaw and Serbian midfielder, Nemanja Matic.
United under Solsksjaer
The Red Devils continue to attempt a revival under their Norweigan Manager after a sluggish 6 years while changing 3 managers after Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 after trophy-laden 26 and a half years with United.
Manchester United next play against Frank Lampard's Chelsea in the Round of 16 of the Football League Cup on October 31 at the Stamford Bridge Stadium.
(With inputs from agencies)
Updated 22:23 IST, October 28th 2019