Aaron Wan-Bissaka once attributed his development as a right-back to daily match-ups against Marcus Rashford in Manchester United training. So it was fitting to see him demonstrate his defensive prowess when they met again this week on the world stage.During England’s 2-1 win against his DR Congo side in the round of 32 at the World Cup on Wednesday, Wan-Bissaka made a superb goal-line clearance to deny Rashford his second goal of the tournament. Not just that, the 28-year-old West Ham United defender made it a frustrating afternoon for his former Old Trafford team-mate before Harry Kane’s late goal double won the match: of all the outfield players who took part in the game in Atlanta, Wan-Bissaka made the most defensive contributions with 11.It was Wan-Bissaka back to his very best, his performance a highlights reel of defensive stops and offensive threat. A cross from the right led to Yoane Wissa hitting the outside of the post. With Rashford not getting the better of Wan-Bissaka and his team a goal down with time running out, England head coach Thomas Tuchel replaced him in the 60th minute with Anthony Gordon.“When I first joined and came up against him in training, he was doing things that I just really didn’t expect,” Wan-Bissaka told United’s official website about Rashford in April 2020. “I thought he’d go a certain way and he’d go the other way, or I thought he was about to do one thing and he did another, so he’s really tricky to play against. I enjoy that, though. It’s been really good for my own development to test myself against him and the other attackers we have at the club.”Wan-Bissaka’s display against the country of his birth drew comparisons to his display for Manchester United against Paris Saint-Germain in an October 2020 Champions League match, where he impressed in a one-on-one battle against Kylian Mbappe.Seeing Wan-Bissaka return to form will be welcomed back at West Ham, considering he fell below his usual standards last season.As The Athletic has reported previously, there is uncertainty over his future at the east London club.