{"id":1135876,"date":"2020-03-09T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1135876"},"modified":"2022-09-20T23:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T22:49:54","slug":"wan-bissaka-sterling-manchester-derby-personal-duel","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/wan-bissaka-sterling-manchester-derby-personal-duel\/","title":{"rendered":"Wan Bissaka’s Manchester derby duel with Sterling has become “personal”, says Crooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garth Crooks believes the Manchester derby duels between Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Raheem Sterling<\/span> have “become personal”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester United<\/span> beat local rivals Manchester City<\/span> 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday in a game which saw the two Englishmen go toe-to-toe in a fascinating battle.<\/p>\n

How did Wan-Bissaka shut down Sterling? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Only Ricardo Pereira (116) has made more tackles than Wan-Bissaka (99) in the Premier League<\/span> this season.<\/li>\n
  • Eight of those tackles came during Manchester United’s latest victory over Manchester City<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  • No Manchester City player managed to dribble past Wan-Bissaka, who also made eight recoveries and three interceptions during the game.<\/li>\n
  • Manchester City<\/span>‘s left-sided players, Sterling (6) and Mendy (3), were the only players to be dispossessed by an opponent more than once.<\/li>\n
  • Crooks believes Wan-Bissaka and Sterling’s duels have become “personal” as they battle for supremacy on the flank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n