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When Aaron Wan-Bissaka joined Manchester United from Crystal Palace, for a fee that could reach an eventual £50m, he essentially arrived as the long-term successor to their former captain Gary Neville. The injury problems that undermined so reliable a performer towards the end of his career had contributed to Wes Brown, John O’Shea, Rafael da Silva, Antonio Valencia, Diogo Dalot and Ashley Young each having runs as United’s senior right-back, and perhaps only Valencia – a converted winger – consistently succeeded.

Roy Hodgson gave Wan-Bissaka his senior debut in February 2018, and he quickly established himself as an important player for Palace, requiring little more than full season of first-team football to convince United of his readiness to compete towards the top of the Premier League. In Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James, Max Aarons and Wan-Bissaka – and particularly given the way the latter has also impressed at wing-back for United – England have also perhaps never had finer options at right-back.