Aaron Wan-Bissaka aware of threat posed by Galatasaray winger Wilfried Zaha

Wan-Bissaka has had some memorable contests with his former colleague, whom he would regularly come up against in training with Palace.

One last-ditch tackle prevented Zaha from scoring a very late winner in our last trip to Selhurst Park, in January of this year, and the respect shown then by the 31-year-old has been reciprocated by the United no.29.

“We’re still in contact,” Aaron told us recently. “When I saw the draw, I thought about it. I’m happy for him to go out there and he’s playing well for them now. I think he’s enjoying it. He’ll just be looking forward to the competition in that different league and also in the Champions League.

“You know, even from when I was training with him at Palace, I respected him a lot. That was the battle we had. That helped me as a player as well.

“You just never know with him, on what day, and you have just got to be prepared. Obviously, you just play your own game and, all that comes, you deal with it then.”