EPL: He’s not brilliant going forward – Owen knocks West Ham over signing Man Utd star

Former Real Madrid striker, Michael Owen has criticised West Ham United’s decision to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United after their Premier League 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Recall that Chelsea thrashed West Ham at the London Stadium, thanks to Nicolas Jackson’s brace and a goal from Cole Palmer.

Wan-Bissaka, who joined West Ham in a £15m deal from Man United in the summer transfer window, featured against Chelsea.

However, Owen believes that Wan-Bissaka is not suited to West Ham under their manager, Julen Lopetegui’s current tactics, adding that Wan-Bissaka is not brilliant going forward.

“If you are West Ham, if you are the manager, the recruitment officer, whoever you are at West Ham, and you are wanting a full-back to play in this, the last person you go and guy is Wan-Bissaka,” Owen told Premier League Productions.

“Don’t get me wrong, I think he’s brilliant, he is probably the best right-back in terms of defensively in the country in the Premier League.

“But if you are going to ask somebody to get up wide and high and come inside and play central, I don’t know why you would get Wan-Bissaka.

“That is not his game – his game is plugging the gaps, he is not letting anything past, he is a brilliant defender, he is not brilliant going forward.”

EPL: He’s not brilliant going forward – Owen knocks West Ham over signing Man Utd star