Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been asked about the situation surrounding Jadon Sancho.
Jadon Sancho has been banished from the Manchester United first team after refusing to apologise to the manager.
Sancho hit out at Erik ten Hag on social media in early September when the Dutchman said he had been dropped for the away game at Arsenal for poor training performance.
He has not trained with the first team since, showing a lack of willingness to make amends.
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Erik ten Hag on Jadon Sancho
Erik ten Hag was asked in an interview with United We Stand (via The Times) whether he regrets his handling of the Jadon Sancho situation.
Ten Hag gave a very clear response, insisting he was glad he laid the law down.
He said: “No, I would not do anything different.”
United and Sancho heading for separation
Jadon Sancho has been training individually, and the report does say the situation has ’caused disquiet among some academy staff and a handful of first-team players’.
Others, it is said, fully agree with Erik ten Hag’s decision.
At this stage Manchester United fans do not want to see Sancho play for the club again.
He has disgraced himself with his lack of willingness to make amends with his manager, who felt he was bringing down the standards of the squad.
Ten Hag wants a team who will fight for the cause, not ones which will give up and sulk when faced with adversity, like Sancho has done.
The manager tried everything else first, giving Sancho two months off last season, but clearly felt there were issues ongoing.
He tried a more hardline approach this time, and while it has backfired, Ten Hag probably felt he had no other options left to explore.
Sancho will leave United in the transfer window, either on loan or permanent, and will likely never play for the club again.
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