Jadon Sancho remains exiled at Manchester United, eight weeks after Erik ten Hag swung the hammer to maintain order in his dressing room. Fresh details emerging about Sancho and Ten Hag’s public row offer insight into the developments on the training pitch that led to the 23-year-old’s exclusion against Arsenal.
The 23-year-old winger has been frozen out of the United first team since refusing to apologise for effectively accusing Ten Hag of lying about his decision at the Emirates Stadium at the start of September.
Ten Hag claimed he left him at home because of poor training levels, which Sancho denied, saying he had been made a scapegoat for United’s early-season struggles.
According to The Times, other club staff agree that Sancho had not been showing 100 per cent at Carrington during training.
Ten Hag is said to have considered expressing his true feelings the correct move, believing telling regular white lies to protect players is outdated and flawed.
The report claims that in the build-up to the trip to Arsenal, young trio Dan Gore, Hannibal Mejbri and Facundo Pellistri impressed with their training levels.
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Ten Hag was, therefore, obliged to select all three in his squad, given it would be unfair to leave them out after making such a big impression.
Sancho, who denies his lacklustre efforts in training, emerged as the obvious candidate to make way. It was a huge statement of Ten Hag’s disgruntlement in such a big game.
After Sancho refused to apologise for his explosive social media statement during the September international break, he was banished to Carrington’s academy centre.
And with there still being no sign of an apology, United are gearing up to offload their No 25 in the January transfer window. Borussia Dortmund are said to be interested in a surprise return.
