Jadon Sancho: Erik ten Hag 'proud' as Manchester United winger scores on return

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Manchester United manager Erik 10 Hag has spoken of his pridefulness astatine "magnificent" Jadon Sancho's goalscoring instrumentality to the Premier League.

Sancho spent 3 months battling carnal and intelligence issues, with Ten Hag astatine 1 constituent saying the England winger was not acceptable capable to play.

The 22-year-old trained connected his ain successful the Netherlands alternatively than spell connected United's lukewarm upwind grooming travel to Cadiz successful December and helium lone returned to enactment successful the EFL Cup semi-final triumph against Nottingham Forest connected 1 February.

His instauration arsenic a second-half substitute helped changed the people of the Premier League brushwood with Leeds, with Sancho's 59th-minute accomplishment triggering a comeback from 2-0 down successful a thrilling contest and topped disconnected by his equaliser.

It was the £73m erstwhile Borussia Dortmund forward's archetypal league extremity since September.

"I americium pleased and arrogant helium did it," said Ten Hag.

"It is wide it is simply a hard play but helium finds himself retired and helium needs recognition for that. He is simply a superb footballer and if helium tin put successful the close levels helium tin beryllium outstanding.

"I volition backmost him, the coaches volition and the squad volition but yet helium has to bash it himself."

In a play wherever United are without Cristian Eriksen until the extremity of April, Antony is sidelined, Casemiro is serving a three-match prohibition - and with teen Alejandro Garnacho prone to the inconsistency helium showed against Leeds - Ten Hag could bash with Sancho backmost astatine thing similar apical signifier arsenic helium approaches a pugnacious tally of games.

United person Sunday's rematch with Leeds, a two-legged Europa League necktie with Barcelona, the sojourn of Leicester and the EFL Cup last earlier the extremity of the month.

"It is successful his ain hands. If helium wants, helium tin do," said the United boss.

"We present person a squad that tin play successful the opponents' half. He likes that. He tin play successful choky areas.

"At this infinitesimal helium is successful a bully temper and it volition fortify him, it volition motivate him to springiness more.

"He is successful the close absorption and if helium keeps going with that process helium tin bash adjacent much to truly assistance america to execute our goals."

Ten Hag, seen smiling arsenic Sancho celebrated, added successful his TV interviews afterwards: "We cognize helium is simply a magnificent shot subordinate and helium tin consistently person a large impact, but helium has to enactment each time precise hard. I enjoyed it [his goal]."

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