Aaron Wan-Bissaka was not so much at a crossroads in his Manchester United career before the winter break as he was approaching a red light with no way to turn.
Having been made available for transfer this summer, the £50million right-back played only four minutes across the competitions before Diogo Dalot and his other United teammates jetted off to Qatar for their World Cup adventure, but Wan-Bissaka is now the one flying high.
Starting three consecutive matches while Dalot has been nursing a post-World Cup hamstring injury, those outings have coincided with three clean sheets on the bounce for United - while he also provided an eye-catching assist for Christian Eriksen against Carabao Cup fourth round opponents Burnley.