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title: "Manchester United: Fans glad that Meunier didn’t move to Old Trafford"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-buzzing-they-got-wan-bissaka-over-meunier/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Grant McQuillan"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-09-07T06:00:47Z"
modified: "2019-09-07T06:00:47Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans glad that Meunier didn’t move to Old Trafford

**Manchester United fans appear to be glad that their club didn’t end up signing Thomas Meunier this summer having witnessed Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s start to life at Old Trafford.**

Nevertheless, the Belgian recently spoke about his links to the Red Devils.

> Thomas Meunier on [#mufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mufc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) links: “It was an intense period, with a lot of interest and discussion. I could have left \[PSG\] but it was not done because there was nothing that suited the club or myself. Nothing was 100 per cent for it to work.” [#mulive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mulive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) \[rtbf\]
>
> — utdreport (@utdreport) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1169890065859801088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

As per [RTBF](https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/diablesrouges/detail_l-ancien-meunier-j-aurais-pu-quitter-le-psg-mais-tout-n-etait-pas-rassemble?id=10306771) ([via Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/thomas-meunier-discusses-future-after-19569989)), 27-year-old Meunier told the French news outlet just how close he was to signing for Manchester United this summer before the Red Devils landed themselves Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Wan-Bissaka has started life at United exactly where he left off at Palace, with the 21-year-old registering by far the most tackles (26) in the Premier League this season ([as per BT Sport](https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1169239326548516864)), and although United have not started as they imagined, the right-back has proved his worth in each game, receiving a 7/10 for his display in the 1-1 draw at St. Mary’s ([as per M.E.N](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-united-southampton-ratings-pogba-16844160)).

The Englishman has been arguably Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s best player so far this season, whilst Meunier has played [just 80 minutes for PSG this campaign](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/104376/Show/Thomas-Meunier). So, not just does it seem like United have the better deal, it also seems they have a better future at right-back with Meunier six years the elder of AWB.

Here is what the fans have said about their new defender…

> Thank god we got this monster instead [pic.twitter.com/DhXojVS6W1](https://t.co/DhXojVS6W1)
>
> — Swanny (@ftbIswanny) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/ftbIswanny/status/1169890233887776769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If AWB keeps playing like this, he’s gonna replace Gary Neville in the all time Utd best 11
>
> — Mathias Jakov (@mathew7271998) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/mathew7271998/status/1169894946142212097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> AWB triple the player this guy is
>
> — GrandMaster Natz (@Natz\_reloaded) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/Natz_reloaded/status/1169890276690653184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Don’t care [pic.twitter.com/LSTISVwbay](https://t.co/LSTISVwbay)
>
> — MO9 (@MoabiOthml) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/MoabiOthml/status/1169901053954801666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Dont care about him\
> Because we have wan bissaka
>
> — Matthew (@Matthew39928966) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/Matthew39928966/status/1169890326196051968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Well, we ended up wit AWB, so no loss there!
>
> — Christopher Tyvi (@ChristopherTyvi) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/ChristopherTyvi/status/1169898794198061057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Thank God it didn’t
>
> — Nanaekow Ferguson (@itsfergy) [September 6, 2019](https://twitter.com/itsfergy/status/1169928798235779082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)