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23-08-2019 | 19:52 Football
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka reveals the target he aims to hit in every match: “I love tackles, man”

Manchester United’s new-signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka revealed he wants to make the most tackles every match. The 21-year-old has been encouraged to work on his game further up the field. But Wan-Bissaka admitted he 'loves making tackles' more than anything else. Wan-Bissaka prepares to face old side Crystal Palace for the first time on Saturday and ahead of the game, he told United Review: “I love tackles, man. I want to come out with the most tackles from each game; that's my aim. “I'm not really happy when I come out of a game without many tackles. At the same time, when I look back at it, it doesn't mean anything negative, necessarily – it might mean that the winger's not confident to keep on coming at me, for me to have the chance to tackle him. “Wingers hate it. When I was a winger, I hated being tackled! When I attempted to beat a player and he slide-tackled me, I'd just think: "I don't want to go down there again," and change the route, change my play, you know?” It will be an emotional moment for him to step out against the team where he began his career. He added: “I just like to play my game, play without fear, do what I'm capable of doing. I block it out nerves quite well. I know what nerves can do. Nerves keep you quiet. I'm just waiting for the game to start. I'm in the changing room, just waiting, thinking: "Can this game hurry up and start?" “The longer it takes, that's when the nerves could come in, so I just want to get the waiting over and done with. I just want to get into the game, get the ball as much as possible. That stops the nerves. Then I like to get the tackles in because I get a lot of confidence from tackles. The fans help as well, cheering them, so, after that, I want to get into the next one, then the next one. That helps.”

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