Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright believes no comparisons should be made between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
The young right-backs are unsurprisingly being compared at the moment, especially since Wan-Bissaka joined Liverpool’s bitter rivals Manchester United this summer.
Taking to Twitter, Wright responded to a statistics-based Tweet claiming the United man was having a superior season so far:
Don't do this guys. We can't compare them! TAA as UCL winning RB with 12 PL assists last season. Let's give AWB the time and space to develop 🙏🏾
— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) August 21, 2019
Some Liverpool fans, and well as other supporters, have backed up the ex-Gunners man on Twitter, agreeing with his assessment of the pair.
Swear Wan Bissaka is older as well? TAA is younger and performing at a higher level, wan bissaka could only dream of achieving what Trent has done so far lmao.
— Josh (@FPL_Burgil) August 21, 2019
Wright's right.
— ZUKOO! (@ZukoNcela) August 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/jayrokonline/status/1164220122741059587?s=20
https://twitter.com/JRB_YT/status/1163613606824407040?s=20
Read Liverpool Verdict
As Wright alludes to, Alexander-Arnold’s current standing is far greater than Wan-Bissaka’s, and there should be no current comparisons.
It’s also easy to forget that United’s new signing is 11 months older, highlighting how remarkable Liverpool’s right-back’s progress has been.
In terms of defensive work, it could certainly be argued that Wan-Bissaka is the more competent, but Alexander-Arnold is a far more creative, influential attacking talent.
A few statistics two games into the season shouldn’t mask that and the Liverpool youngster will continue to be the more formidable player moving forward.
