Many Man Utd players are fed up with Sancho
After losing 1-3 to Arsenal in round 4 of the Premier League, Ten Hag said that Sancho's training was ineffective so he was removed from the playing list.
Less than an hour later, on X - the social network formerly known as Twitter, the English player posted a message implying that Ten Hag lied, claiming that he had been a "scapegoat" for a long time and that this was unfair. Sancho also emphasized that he trained very well last week and that his name being dropped in the Arsenal match came from many other reasons that cannot be made public.
ESPN quoted a source close to Man Utd that Sancho did not receive much sympathy in the dressing room. "The players are fed up with Sancho," this source said. "The unimpressive performance both in practice and on the main match day makes this midfielder no longer popular with his teammates and coaching staff."
Ten Hag is expected to talk to Sancho to clarify this player's future before the match against Brighton on September 16. Previously, the owner of Old Trafford negotiated with Al Ettifaq about loaning Sancho on the last day of the summer market in Saudi Arabia on September 7. Man Utd do not charge a loan fee, but want Al Ettifaq to pay his full salary and buy the English midfielder outright for $ 60 million in the summer of 2024. The club is led by coach Steven Gerrard has rejected this proposal.
Man Utd has not spoken about the incident, but according to the Guardian, Sancho will receive an internal penalty after the incident. Ten Hag promotes discipline and is not afraid to make tough decisions since taking office at Old Trafford in the summer of 2022. He once terminated the contract with star Cristiano Ronaldo after a controversial interview with Piers Morgan - where the Portuguese striker Nha Su was betrayed by Ten Hag and Man Utd.
This summer, the 53-year-old coach stripped Harry Maguire of the captaincy and did not renew goalkeeper David de Gea - the most senior person on the Man Utd squad. He also punished Marcus Rashford to sit on the bench in the match against Wolves in December 2022 for being 45 seconds late for a team meeting.
According to ESPN, Man Utd players accept and respect this tough approach because Ten Hag applies it to all members of the team, whether they are the stars or pillars of the team. Many Man Utd players were surprised and did not accept Sancho's reaction.
