There was a moment late in the first-half at Old Trafford on Saturday when Aaron Wan-Bissaka decided enough was enough and drove directly at Manchester City's defence.
Manchester United had been out-passed and outclassed for 40 minutes, barely able to get on the ball in City's half let alone do anything with it.
In the end Wan-Bissaka tried to play Cristiano Ronaldo through but the Portuguese was perhaps so stunned by this sudden jolt of attacking movement he mistimed his run and was flagged offside.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka wasn't given much chance to show his attacking qualities in the wing-back position as Manchester United were battered by rivals City
Joao Cancelo, City's man of the match, gave Wan-Bissaka a torrid time at Old Trafford
It was actually one of the better occasions when Wan-Bissaka has pushed forward this season. United's right-back is certainly an excellent tackler but many question what he contributes when he crosses the halfway line.
Not least Paul Scholes, who said that Wan-Bissaka was 'useless on the ball' in the wake of City's 2-0 win on Saturday.
These shortcomings were amplified, he suggested, because Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to again set his team up with three central defenders and two wing-backs.
Scholes's point was that when Wan-Bissaka is expected to contribute just as much offensively as defensively he just isn't up to the job.
Paul Scholes described Wan-Bissaka as 'useless' when in possession as United struggled
It was merely one area where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team underperformed on Saturday
It didn't help the United right-back's case that he was given a torrid time by City's Joao Cancelo, who set up both their goals and was named man of the match.
But is Scholes correct in his evaluation of a player United paid Crystal Palace £50million for in 2019?
We analyse how the attacking stats of Wan-Bissaka compare to other right-backs at leading Premier League clubs.
GOALS AND ASSISTS
Certainly, the base level stats for contributing goals and assists don't reflect well on Wan-Bissaka, who has a big fat zero in both columns this season.
Last season, he scored twice - against Newcastle and Southampton, both in the Premier League - and chipped in with six assists overall.
This doesn't compare favourably to Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has a goal and four assists in the league alone so far this season. Chelsea's Reece James, meanwhile, has scored four and set up another three.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, pictured after scoring for Liverpool at West Ham on Sunday, sets the standard among Premier League right-backs when it comes to goals and assists
Cancelo, who ran Wan-Bissaka ragged on Saturday, has two goals and five assists this season. The Portuguese can play on either side of the defence but is used mainly at left-back by Pep Guardiola.
City's regular right-back, Kyle Walker, has yet to get off the mark in nine league appearances this season.
Wan-Bissaka could certainly do with contributing more assists. Alexander-Arnold is the same age and set up nine goals last season, 15 the season before and 16 the one before that.
But Saturday illustrated the gulf between United and City right now, and Liverpool's 5-0 win at
