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title: "Palace Fans Pour Praise on Former Player After UCL Performance"
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published: "2020-10-22T11:00:40Z"
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# Palace Fans Pour Praise on Former Player After UCL Performance

Former Crystal Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has attracted plenty of attention after an impressive display in a 2-1 [Champions League victory](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/man-united-news-psg-chelsea-19142208) over French giants PSG – with Palace fans showering the former Eagle with praise.

The 22-year-old came into the match after having scored his first goal for current side Manchester United on Saturday afternoon during a 4-1 win over Newcastle United in what was his 50th appearance for the Red Devils.

The Manchester United defence was charged with keeping a Paris Saint-Germain side that boasts talents such as Kylian Mbappe and Neymar quiet – and they did just that.

In truth, the French outfit struggled to break down a [revamped defensive unit](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/man-united-news-psg-chelsea-19142208) that included summer signing Alex Telles and returning academy product Axel Tuanzebe. It was a poor offensive display for a typically creative force, with PSG’s only goal coming from a misdirected Anthony Martial headed clearance.

Wan-Bissaka took to Instagram to laud the achievements of his team:

> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlMNOsnbEP/?hl=en

Former Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie also wasted no time in offered his praise to the young English right-back, who departed from Palace to Manchester United in a [five-year deal](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11749756/manchester-united-sign-aaron-wan-bissaka-on-five-year-deal-from-crystal-palace) worth £50million in 2019. Bolasie commended Wan-Bissaka as ‘solid’ in a comment on his Instagram post.

Fans of Crystal Palace were quick to join the reactions from the match on social media, with a mixture of responses coming to the fore. Many appeared to exhibit a sense of pride that the Croydon-born academy product was offering a worthy performance against one of Europe’s top teams.

> Twitter: It’s incredible how one of our youth graduates (Wan-Bissaka) has had Mbappe in he’s pocket tonight #cpfc (@Eagles\_1905)

> Twitter: @awbissaka Did Palace proud tonight mate
>
> Never forget your roots ![❤️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/2764.svg)![💙](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f499.svg) (@The\_ArmaniCode)

> Twitter: It’s such a proud and surreal moment for me seeing Wan-Bissaka with that Champions League patch on whilst defending… https://t.co/xAh5tXg7UQ (@JaredBrowne5)

> Twitter: Can’t believe @awbissaka chose to leave Palace to absolutely dominate in Europe’s top competition.
>
> What a baffling… https://t.co/XxgizKBmme (@Cloutos)

> Twitter: AWB has been so so good (@CPFC\_Cal)

> Twitter: Arron Wan-Bissaka was brilliant tonight. Still remember the day he left I felt sick. Man United have got some rb in them (@Fiachra\_Furlong)