Aaron Wan-Bissaka made his first start for West Ham on Saturday since his £15million exit from Manchester United this summer.
United fans likely still had their head in their hands from the 2-1 defeat to Brighton by the time West Ham kicked off against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Joao Pedro’s injury-time winner inflicted United’s first defeat of the season and added to the frustration of a ridiculous VAR decision to disallow Alejandro Garnacho’s goal.
The outrageous refereeing decision had already made the 1-1 scoreline feel disappointing, but things went from bad to worse when Pedro was somehow afforded acres of space at the back post to head home the winner.
It was a defensive shambles from Erik ten Hag‘s side, but Noussair Mazraoui impressed again vs Brighton following a promising debut against Fulham the week prior.
Mazraoui joined United in a £17million deal to replace Aaron Wan-Bissaka at right-back.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s West Ham debut
After being left out for West Ham’s opener against Aston Villa last week, Wan-Bissaka was named on the bench again for their trip to Crystal Palace.
The former United defender was handed his debut when introduced as a substitute for Michail Antonio on the hour mark, and he certainly didn’t disappoint.
Wan-Bissaka took no time to settle into the match and not only was he impressive defensively with two ground duels, one interception and one clearance in his 28-minute cameo, but he also was threatening going forward.
The 26-year-old, who joined United for £50million back in 2019, made a bursting run down the right in the second half which led to Tomas Soucek’s opener.
He made the weaving run just a few minutes after coming off the bench for his debut.
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Manchester United fans react to Wan-Bissaka debut
After witnessing defensive chaos in United’s backline against Brighton, Wan-Bissaka’s impressive performance only soured the taste in fans’ mouths.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, one supporter suggested “we lost a gem” by selling Wan-Bissaka this summer.
Another posted “AWB leaving was not a good idea,” adding “Wan-Bissaka left United and instantly became prime Cafu”.
A third supporter suggested that United missed Wan-Bissaka against Brighton, saying “And both goals Man Utd conceded today came from the right flank…”.
The regret over Wan-Bissaka’s sale continued with another post reading “We lost a great player cause we don’t have a great system”.
A fifth supporter posted “I really cant believe we sold him”, while another added “Why did we let Wan-Bissaka go? Baffling!”.
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