Wan-Bissaka one of world’s best right-back, claims Ighalo

Odion Ighalo has hailed his Manchester United team-mate Aaron Wan-Bissaka as one of the world’s best right-backs… because of his “rubber waist”.

The Nigerian had played alongside his new Red Devils team-mates for barely six weeks before the coronavirus pandemic brought world football to a standstill.

But that appears to have been more than enough time for one of them in particular to leave an impression on him.

Wan-Bissaka, 22, cemented himself as one of the league’s hottest young players when he broke into Crystal Palace’s first-team in 2018.

A £50million move to Manchester United came the following summer – and Ighalo can see why.

He told Juliet Bawuah: “The guy is one of the best right-backs.

“His waist is like rubber, the way he bends and steals the ball.

“I think this guy is going to get injured and then next second he’s going again. He’s very difficult to get past.

“He’s a very, very good player. His work-rate is amazing.”

But unlike Wan-Bissaka in a challenge, Ighalo shirked the question when asked if he had beaten his team-mate in training yet.

He responded, with a smile: “I’m a striker, so I want to stay in the middle.”

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Ighalo will be hoping for more opportunities to play alongside Wan-Bissaka, having had his loan spell at Old Trafford from Shanghai Shenhua cruelly interrupted by Covid-19.

The 30-year-old scored four goals in his eight appearances for the Red Devils, including a beauty in their last match against LASK in the Europa League.

And according to his agent, Ighalo has attracted interest from some of European football’s other stellar names.