Aaron Wan-Bissaka has started this season as he ended last season for Manchester United

For one week only perhaps, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is above Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Trippier and Reece James in the assists table.

Wan-Bissaka returning to the England squad four years after his brief stint that ended abruptly would still be a long shot. At club level, 2023 is becoming his annus mirabilis.

This time last year, Manchester United were still open to shifting Wan-Bissaka amid interest in the Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest. Wan-Bissaka had suffered such reputational damage during the tumultuous 2021-22 season that he was unsellable.

United fielded enquiries for a right-back, only it was Diogo Dalot. Wan-Bissaka has ended last season as he started this one - ahead of Dalot in the pecking order.

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The cute cross for Raphael Varane's winner against Wolves was Wan-Bissaka's first assist since December. Should he go another eight months without creating a goal then his contract may only be extended with a view to placing him on the market.

Or, if Wan-Bissaka continues his reinvention as a foraging full-back, he can expect a renewal. Wan-Bissaka was United's most consistent performer against Wolves and he fashioned their best chances in each half.

He has gained a sense of adventure since his reintegration back into the team just prior to Christmas and Wan-Bissaka's unlikely alliance with Antony is such that his average positioning against Wolves was almost parallel with the Brazilian's.

The right-back debate was reignited during pre-season and Dalot, recalled to the first XI against Lens at Old Trafford, flunked his audition. Wan-Bissaka contributed to United's equaliser against Athletic Bilbao in Dublin the following day and his