Manchester United lived on the edge against Wolves and went on to win 1-0.
Wolves were the better team for much of the game, with United going on to grab a late winner via Mason Greenwood.
No situation was quite as dangerous as the sixth minute chance which fell to Wolves’ on loan Barcelona winger Trinacao.
He placed a shot which beat David de Gea, and instead of the net bulging, Aaron Wan-Bissaka slid in to save the day.
It was an outrageously good piece of defending, with Wan-Bissaka seeing the danger and acting to stop it.
This helped United falling behind early and once again outlined Wan-Bissaka’s defensive credentials.
Nicknamed ‘the spider’ for the way he is able to produce a tackle or block out nowhere with his outstretched legs, this was one of his finest individual defensive moments in a United shirt.
It was not an easy afternoon for Wan-Bissaka with Adama Traore a constant threat and United’s midfield often second best.
This moment showed his quality, and it was for high calibre defensive traits like that United paid £50 million to sign him two summers ago.
Wan-Bissaka was also on hand to clear after a fantastic double save from David de Gea in the second half.
United got away with the three points here, and have both De Gea and Wan-Bissaka to thank.
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