I recall Steve Parish discussing the transfer of AWB and describing how reluctant he was to sell a jewel of the academy, but he was persuaded by Freedman and Hodgson.
I remember thinking at the time that you would have thought it would be the other way around with Parish having to do the persuading the football management of the club to sell.
This told me that Hodgson and Freedman saw it as an unbelievable offer and possibly had reservations as to how good AWB would become i.e there were limitations to his game.
So far this has proven to be the case at Man U, but he’s still as good as any right back in an one on one situation and has great timing in the tackle.

Mitchell has certainly exceeded expectations this season.
Very consistent, great tackling statistics and improving when going forward.

Ideally I’d like both, but on current form I’d take Mitchell over AWB.

Loved AWB, I hope that is noted, and I wish him all the best for the future. However, he does have his limits and the timing of his 'revelation' seemed to exaggerated through the circumstances.

AWB came in whilst we were still in a siege mentality, relegation battling state. Not many fans were too familiar with him and lo and behold out of nowhere we had this kid at RB who could do a brilliant job in the capacity of nullifying left wing threats. Leggy, decent pace, half decent composure and a nuisance for attacking players. Right place, right time, right club.

Since moving to Manure he has had more expectation put on him by a team who's main intent is to dominate and win games. He is not a flying wing-back and looks well out of his depth past the half way line unfortunately. for near £50mil, or whatever it was, it was worth selling IMHO.

Mitchell looks a more complete player. I think he has more pace then most realise, solid defender, good awareness, doesn't overestimate himself in attack but gets forward, looks composed on the ball. Others may well disagree be he does look a bit like an Ashley Cole: Mark II. Much as he was a failure as a human being, with an intellect lower than his boots, he was a very good LB and Mitchell looks certainly in that mould with possibly more to come.

AWB is an exceptional tackler which seems to be less important for full backs (rather like a goalkeeper who one of Sky’s pundits described as “…brilliant in everything except shot stopping”) but Old Trafford does strange things to some defenders, Maguire? Phil Jones?
If pressed I’d take Mitchell but would welcome AWB back.

Loved AWB, I hope that is noted, and I wish him all the best for the future. However, he does have his limits and the timing of his 'revelation' seemed to exaggerated through the circumstances.

AWB came in whilst we were still in a siege mentality, relegation battling state. Not many fans were too familiar with him and lo and behold out of nowhere we had this kid at RB who could do a brilliant job in the capacity of nullifying left wing threats. Leggy, decent pace, half decent composure and a nuisance for attacking players. Right place, right time, right club.

Since moving to Manure he has had more expectation put on him by a team who's main intent is to dominate and win games. He is not a flying wing-back and looks well out of his depth past the half way line unfortunately. for near £50mil, or whatever it was, it was worth selling IMHO.

Mitchell looks a more complete player. I think he has more pace then most realise, solid defender, good awareness, doesn't overestimate himself in attack but gets forward, looks composed on the ball. Others may well disagree be he does look a bit like an Ashley Cole: Mark II. Much as he was a failure as a human being, with an intellect lower than his boots, he was a very good LB and Mitchell looks certainly in that mould with possibly more to come.