I had no one at Man United apart from my PlayStation - but I didn't want to be sold

Aaron Wan-Bissaka has opened up on his initial struggles to adapt to life as a Manchester United player following his £50m move in 2019 from Crystal Palace, but admits he was hesitant to leave Old Trafford this summer.

The right-back was sold to West Ham for £15million in August as Erik ten Hag honed in on former Ajax defender Noussair Mazraoui. Wan-Bissaka said he grew into “a man” at United, for whom he made 190 appearances.

But his first steps up north were far from a walk in the park. “It was difficult, very difficult,” he confessed to the Standard. “I went [to Manchester] on my own and it was my first time moving away from home. I had no one up there, apart from my PlayStation.”

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Wan-Bissaka unpacked how, at first, he struggled being in an environment where scrutiny is intensified. “Because Manchester’s smaller, everyone’s aware of everything that’s happening,” added. “You have to be mentally strong to avoid the negative stuff it comes with.”

Aged 21 at the time of his move, Wan-Bissaka initially used to travel back down to hometown London after training to spend time with friends and loved ones before returning in the evening. And repeat the day next.

He eventually put a stop to that. “It got tiring!” he stated. “It wasn’t the right idea for me to be doing that. I had to try and settle up there, and I ended up doing that.”

Asked whether he thought the move to United came too soon, the full-back replied: “I’ve thought about that. It could have gone any way.

“I could have told myself it was too early but the other