Manchester United undoubtedly dreamed of a better start to the season. After having painfully resolved the Mason Greenwood case, sent on loan to Getafe, we must now manage the Antony affair, accused by his former partner and other women of physical and psychological violence. At the same time, the situation of Jadon Sancho is not improving. The latter was quite simply excluded from the first team, while a meeting which promised to be decisive was to take place this week.
“Jadon Sancho will remain on a personal training program away from the first team squad, pending resolution of a disciplinary issue in the squad”, reveals the Manchester United press release this Thursday. In other words, he trains alone in his corner until it is finally resolved. This is the consequence of his spat with Erik ten Hag after the last day of the Premier League at the beginning of September.
A precedent with CR7
Following the defeat against Arsenal (3-1), the Dutch technician explained that he had not called up the 23-year-old winger due to his lack of performance in training during the week. The former BvB player immediately reacted on social networks, publicly denying his coach’s comments. “I will not accept people saying completely false things, I behaved very well in training this week. I believe there are other reasons for this affair that I will not mention, I was a scapegoat for a long time.
The relationship between the two men has been difficult from the start. Arriving together in the summer of 2021, the Dutchman and the Englishman have never managed to be on the same wavelength. The fault lies with Sancho in particular in his performance deficit since his transfer of €85 million. Already last year, Ten Hag allowed him to recharge his batteries after what seemed like a burnout. Before that, the coach had not had the slightest remorse in sending Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench, then asking that he be released from his contract. He had won his case. What will happen with Sancho?
