Is it any surprise Sancho is shining away from Manchester United circus?

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Although he was superb for Dortmund against PSG, this is not the time to start clamouring for a Euros place or United return for player who has had a tough two years

Jadon Sancho is playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund, where he is on loan from Manchester United.Jadon Sancho is playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund, where he is on loan from Manchester United.

By the end the major point of interest in Carragher’s interview was the way it resembled an AI simulation designed to capture in a single haunting tableau the energies and noises-off that have disorientated Sancho’s career to date.

Two things derailed Sancho’s progress. First, overblown expectation on the back of some sparkling performances. And second, throwing a rather gentle soul into the fug of rage and toxic engagement circulating around the England team.Jadon Sancho glides between PSG’s Fabián Ruiz and Nuno Mendes during Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League semi-final first leg victory.

Do Manchester United need him back? The obvious answer to this is yes – Sancho is a brilliant footballer; United lack these – but only under certain conditions. The reason Sancho looks so much happier at Dortmund is partly because he feels supported as the team’s attacking star. But also because he has such a clear and linear role, instructed to go forward every time, to be the way this team make space, creative freedom built into the structure.

 

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