Jadon Sancho will continue training away from United’s first team after expressing on social media that he feels scapegoated.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said Jadon Sancho will not be included in the squad for tomorrow night’s match against Burnley, reports Soccernet.ng .
Sancho was reportedly initially left out of the squad following the defeat at the Emirates Stadium just before the international break, and Ten Hag reportedly made him a scapegoat following the manager’s comments after the match. A comment about the careless attitude of the accused Brit during training.
Sancho’s comments on Ten Hag remained on his X (formerly called Twitter) page for a while before he eventually took them down. According to 90min.com, Sancho declined to apologise to Ten Hag for his comments and was subsequently banished from the first team for the foreseeable future.
In response, the coach said he wasn’t sure Sancho would ever don a Manchester United jersey again, and in recent quotes revealed by Fabrizio Romano, the manager mentioned the twenty-three-year-old’s return to first-team football is completely dependent on his actions.
🚨🔴 Erik ten Hag: “Jadon Sancho will NOT be in our squad tomorrow”.
“That’s up to him. By the way, we’re preparing for the game against Burnley and that’s where our focus is.” pic .twitter.com/6yFLyIqhN3
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) 2 September 2023
Sancho’s absence, however, brings light to the presence of previously injured players. Raphael Varane, Sofyan Ambrabat, Harry Maguire and Mason Mount are all reportedly back in training.
Manchester United’s run of form is worrying and the coach is increasingly under pressure, and if the results do not come out right in their next run of games, with Burnley as a start this weekend.
