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Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta (centre left) and Manchester United's Harry Maguire (centre right) battle for the ball at Old Trafford. Photo: Oli Scarff/PA

Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta (centre left) and Manchester United's Harry Maguire (centre right) battle for the ball at Old Trafford. Photo: Oli Scarff/PA

Zaha flourishing in his new role

Last season Wilfried Zaha played almost every Premier League match either as a right- or left-winger. That didn’t limit his touches in the opposition box (239, ranked third in the Premier League), but Zaha was ostensibly used as a creator who often suffered from being double-marked. It seemed likely that he would leave Selhurst Park this summer.

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