Jadon Sancho: Man Utd winger training away from first team over 'squad discipline issue'

Jadon Sancho is training away from Man Utd's first team pending resolution of a 'squad discipline issue'; the winger was dropped from the squad for United's game against Arsenal on September 3, citing training performances for his exclusion; Sancho said he had been made a «scapegoat»

Sky Sports News Chief Reporter

Thursday 14 September 2023 20:33, UK

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Erik ten Hag wants Jadon Sancho to apologise for his social media post claiming to have been «made a scapegoat for a long time» before the winger is allowed to return to first-team training.

United said on Thursday that Sancho is currently on a «personal training programme» pending a resolution of a «squad discipline issue».

Ten Hag is not prepared to back down and won't allow his authority to be challenged. He wants Sancho to apologise to him and the club.

Sancho was left out of United's matchday squad for the trip to Arsenal on Sunday September 3, with manager Ten Hag explaining afterwards that the decision was due to poor training performances.

Later the same evening, the 23-year-old claimed he had been «a scapegoat for a long time» in a social media post and said Ten Hag's claims were «completely untrue».

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Following the online outburst, Sancho was linked with a shock move to Saudi Arabia on loan but ended up staying at Old Trafford, amid planned talks between him and the coaching staff this week.

The post was deleted on Tuesday but only after it had been viewed more than 60m times.

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There is some sympathy for Sancho within the United camp but not for the way he has gone about