Manchester United favourite Gary Neville has issued a message to Aaron Wan-Bissaka amid comparisons to Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
United signed Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace last summer but has attracted some discussion about his attacking input to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
In 77 Premier League appearances throughout his career, the United man has not yet found the net and has registered just three assists.
That has led to comparisons with Liverpool 's Alexander-Arnold, who registered 13 assists last season alone in the top-flight - second only to Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne.
However, Neville has made a big point about the young defender prior to the clash against former employers Crystal Palace on Saturday.
A former full-back himself, the Sky Sports pundit made it clear that Wan-Bissaka's main focus should be on his defensive contributions and on what he can provide at the other end of the pitch.
“Aaron Wan-Bissaka should focus on his defending and become a brilliant Manchester United full-back defensively, who keeps clean sheets. That’s No.1, and he should focus on that," he said, as quoted by the Mirror.
“The idea that you are going to make Aaron Wan-Bissaka into Trent Alexander-Arnold or Kyle Walker is never going to happen.
"So let’s concentrate on how he can support Manchester United becoming a winning team. There is more than one way to win a football match.
“The idea that because Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker are two of the most outstanding attacking full-backs in Europe means that Manchester United have to have one of the most outstanding attacking full-backs in Europe is not the case.
“I’ve seen Branislav Ivanovic, Cesar Azpilicueta be successful in the Premier League over the past five, 10 years and they have been very different full-backs to the ones I’ve mentioned.
"Manchester United have invested £50million in him, so rather than try and change him they have to work with what he does.
“It’s a bit of an old fashioned approach because nowadays full backs are expected to be wingers, score goals, set up goals, take free kicks and penalties. This is a little bit of a throwback. I don’t think we have to try and say he needs to be something different.
"He’s an outstanding defensive right back – he could potentially be part of a back three - he’s a better defender than some of the attacking full backs, work on that.”
