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Manchester United defender is about to get ultimate reward for changing Erik ten Hag's mind

Aaron Wan-Bissaka was naturally disappointed when starting the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on the bench in late February.

Wan-Bissaka lined up for both matches against Barcelona in the Europa League prior to that final. His performances were decent and he emerged from the two-legged tie with credit, but Erik ten Hag opted to start Diogo Dalot against Newcastle.

It didn't take long for Ten Hag to question his own decision. Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin was electric from the first whistle and Dalot struggled to get close to the Frenchman, which saw him pick up a yellow card in the ninth minute.

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Newcastle were obviously targeting the right-back and Saint-Maximin drove down that side whenever receiving the ball. The winger's quick feet immediately had Dalot on the back foot and a change at half-time seemed inevitable due to his booking.

Dalot was replaced by Wan-Bissaka at the break and the latter impressively succeeded in keeping Saint-Maximin quiet throughout the second half. His every challenge on the winger was met with roars and it was a reminder of his skillset.

There was another trip to Wembley 56 days later for the semi-final of the FA Cup and Wan-Bissaka was not overlooked again.

Although Dalot has made tremendous progress and his early season performances were laudable, he remains an inferior defender when compared to Wan-Bissaka in one-on-one scenarios and that would have left him vulnerable against Brighton's Kauro Mitoma

Mitoma, arguably Brighton's most creative outlet, was not effective during the FA Cup semi-final and speaking after his side crashed out on penalties, he described his personal duel with Wan-Bissaka as a 'complete

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