Aaron Wan-Bissaka has spoken about his move from Manchester United to West Ham ahead of the Premier League clash between the two sides.

After protracted negotiations West Ham finally got their man when they signed Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United in the summer.

What should have been a pretty straightforward move, turned into a long drawn out saga.

When West Ham technical director Tim Steidten grew tired of traditional negotiating techniques with Man United he decided to use the dark arts.

The German submitted a bid for Noussair Mazraoui - knowing full well Man United wanted to sign the Moroccan.

The clever move ultimately served the purpose for which it was intended, forcing the Red Devils to do a deal with West Ham for Wan-Bissaka.

A deal was struck for around PS15m and Man United signed Mazraoui with the money.

The rationale behind Erik ten Hag's trade off were that Mazraoui would be a vast improvement on Wan-Bissaka going forward.

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The jury is out on that one but Wan-Bissaka has impressed both defensively and going forward for the Hammers.

There have been times Wan-Bissaka has been caught too far up the pitch. But that has been down to Julen Lopetegui's tactics over any individual error.

Wan-Bissaka has been one of West Ham's most impressive players in an underwhelming start to the season.

A top Man United journalist previewing the Premier League clash even admitted he would take Wan-Bissaka back at Old Trafford.

It's often been said that you only take a step down when you leave Manchester United.

Of course the Red Devils are undoubtedly one of the biggest clubs in world football.

West Ham are a massive and well supported club in their own right.

But there have been suggestions Wan-Bissaka might regret joining the Hammers after five years with Manchester United.

So is the man regarded as the best one-one-one fullback around looking back wistfully at Man United as his old side prepares to face his new side at the London Stadium?

Well Wan-Bissaka has made a damning Man United admission three months into his West Ham move.

And it perhaps speaks volumes about the lack of investment players have in the current Man United setup.

Or at least suggests a tinge of bitterness at not feeling more valued or the club and manager fighting to retain him.

Speaking ahead of the match, Wan-Bissaka did say it will be special to face his old side.

However, it clearly wasn't too much of a wrench for the right-back to leave as he has not watched his old teammates in action since departing for West Ham.

"It'll be quite special," Wan-Bissaka told West Ham's website about facing Man United.

"I haven't seen them in a while so to come up against them it'll be mixed emotions, you know, but the main focus is to come up with a win and produce a whole team performance.

"I haven't been watching too much of them since I left, to be honest.

"But it's always a test. Even in training when I was there, we used to come up against each other, so I know what they're capable of doing as a team."

Lack of connection part of Ten Hag's problem If you are playing for a club like Man United you would expect players to be devastated about leaving.

It seems like Wan-Bissaka is very relaxed about the situation, though.

Look at Pablo Fornals for example leaving West Ham.

He still talks about the club with such emotion and says he watches every game.

That's a result of the bond forged through having an environment at the club where it felt like home and a family.

The fact Wan-Bissaka hasn't been fussed about watching his old team since leaving nearly four months ago, perhaps speaks volumes about the lack of that connection in Ten Hag's dressing room.

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