Micah Richards praises ‘brilliant’ former Man Utd star Erik ten Hag sold
Micah Richards praises ‘brilliant’ former Man Utd star Erik ten Hag sold
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Micah Richards and Gary Lineker have heaped praise on one former Manchester United star after his ‘brilliant performance’ in the Premier League over the weekend. On Sunday, West Ham earned a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa as Emerson Palmieri’s late header cancelled out Jacob Ramsey’s early strike.
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Though Graham Potter has won just one of his first four games since replacing Julen Lopetegui, the Irons look rejuvenated under the former Chelsea and Brighton manager. One player who stood out at Villa Park was Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who joined West Ham last summer after five years at Old Trafford.
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Though the right-back initially struggled following his £15million transfer, he has shown great improvement over the course of the season, with Lineker saying he put in a ‘brilliant performance’ against the Villans. ‘I thought Wan-Bissaka was outstanding, I really do,’ ex-Manchester City right-back Richards added on The Rest is Football podcast.
‘His energy, his work-rate, his delivery at times, his recovery runs, his tackles – it was just brilliant to see. ‘[Tomas] Soucek as well was outstanding, he covers so much ground. When you’re watching the game you’re looking for someone to do the skill – [Lucas] Paqueta had a really good game.
‘But I just thought the energy from Soucek and Wan-Bissaka allowed them to push up and do what they needed to do.’. Wan-Bissaka was tipped for big things upon his £50m move to United in 2019 following a breakout season with Crystal Palace. Solid defensively but unspectacular going forward, he fell out of favour under Erik ten Hag and was replaced by Noussair Mazraoui last summer.
