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Former Manchester United defender Rafael rates current stars Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Fred


Former Manchester United defender Rafael has praised Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Fred (Picture: Getty)

Former Manchester United defender Rafael has praised current stars Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Fred.

Wan-Bissaka has thrived at Old Trafford following his £50million move from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace last summer.

Brazilian midfielder Fred took a little longer to adjust to his new surroundings after joining from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018, but impressed under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rafael was asked about one of his successors in the right-back position in Wan-Bissaka and his compatriot Fred in an interview with the Manchester United official website.

And the three-time Premier League winner said: ‘I really like him [Wan-Bissaka].

‘I really like him – the way he plays, and his mentality. I think United now, we need to think about mentality, and I think Aaron is like this.

‘He wants to win; he wants to win every ball, and that’s good. He plays for the badge; that’s important.’

On Fred, the Lyon defender added: ‘I’ve been very impressed, because, at the beginning, I heard a lot of comments about him. “Ah, he’s no good” or things like that.

‘I like what he did, because it’s about mentality as well. He’s just turned everything around, like you said.

‘Maybe he can be our best player at Manchester this season. We can see he’s a great player.’

Wan-Bissaka has thrived at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)

Rafael made more than 150 appearances for Manchester United in a seven-year spell at Old Trafford and admits he misses the club.

‘I miss United a lot,’ he said. ‘I still receive the messages from the supporters, from everybody.

‘Five years is a long time, but, for me, it’s like one or two years. I keep remembering everything about United.’

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