Manchester United's maligned £50m signing has sent a timely message

Manchester United's visit to Madrid this week will forever be intertwined with the moment Anthony Elanga really made his mark on the senior side, but he was not the only player who made an important contribution from the bench.

For the second time in four days, Ralf Rangnick relied on his substitutes to swing a match back in United's favour. For the second time in four days, his gamble paid off.

The introduction of Elanga with 15 minutes left of the match provided the pivotal moment at the Wanda Metropolitano, but it was a triple change nine minutes earlier that had given United a foothold back in the match by that point.

Nemanja Matic brought much-needed control to midfield by replacing Paul Pogba, Alex Telles provided an extra attacking threat when he came on for Luke Shaw, but, perhaps most importantly, Aaron Wan-Bissaka solidified the right side of defence after Victor Lindelof had struggled in the role.

There can be no ignoring the struggles of Wan-Bissaka since he joined the club three years ago, but if we are going to discuss his obvious flaws, then it is only fair that we also highlight his moments of promise too.

His performance against Leeds last weekend practically summed up his entire United career.

The 24-year-old made some great recovery tackles to get him off the hook for being out of position in the first place. He finished the match with the most touches, the most tackles, the most passes and the most interceptions against Leeds at the weekend, but he also played a hospital pass to Bruno Fernandes for the Leeds equalising goal and was well out of position when Rodrigo's cross caught David de Gea off-guard.

In his midweek cameo, Wan-Bissaka showed further signs of confidence as he helped United take