Jadon Sancho’s future at Manchester United seems bleak after Erik ten Hag admitted he doesn’t know whether or not the winger will play for the membership once more.
The 23-year-old is coaching away from the primary crew as a disciplinary measure after claiming on social media that he had been made a “scapegoat” following his omission from the squad for the defeat at Arsenal earlier than the worldwide break.
Ten Hag hinted that it was not simply this misstep that was considered when deciding the punishment, although repeatedly declined the chance to talk about Sancho when requested at his pre-match press convention forward of Saturday’s go to of Brighton.
The episode bears similarity to the way in which Cristiano Ronaldo was jettisoned out of the membership after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan final 12 months and Ten Hag mentioned he didn’t know the way lengthy Sancho’s disciplinary process would final or whether or not he’ll symbolize United once more.
Asked immediately whether or not he would pull on the United shirt once more, Ten Hag mentioned: “I don’t know. I am sitting here. Tomorrow we have a big game, we are going into a new block of games, many games in a condensed programme. I focus on that.”
On how lengthy the disciplinary course of would possibly final, the Dutchman replied: “I don’t know but, as I say, I don’t think about that. I think about tomorrow. I think about the way the team has to progress. I have a lot to consider to make the right decisions.
“He is not available, so in this moment, he is not important, because he can’t contribute.”
Ten Hag, who claimed he inherited a membership with “no good culture” when he took over, was at pains to emphasize that he was not targeted on Sancho and the crew is crucial factor.
“It’s in favour of the team. That is what my decision is based on,” he mentioned.
“That is not about me, and to be strict. No. This is in favour of the team. I don’t think about that (Sancho’s tweet) and I don’t talk about that, because I have to win a game. It is all about that.
“The players who are there and available deserve me. I have to guide them, I have to prepare them, it is about that. I only focus on the players who are available.
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“It is also not about me, it is about the team and the club. I put my energy into giving the best performance tomorrow against Brighton.
“As a club, as a team we have to deal with that. But once again it is no importance to the coming games, I have to put my energy so that the team play their best tomorrow, in a week, the coming period. I have to focus on that.”
He isn’t obtainable, so on this second, he’s not vital, as a result of he can’t contribute
Erik ten Hag on Jadon Sancho
Sancho’s misdemeanour is the most recent in a protracted line of off-field points that Ten Hag has needed to cope with since his appointment final summer time and he mentioned a part of his transient was to instil higher self-discipline on the membership.
Ten Hag mentioned: “Strict lines is what the club asked me because there was no good culture before I entered last season, so to set good standards, that is what I did and it is my job to control the standards.
“Of course, it is never someone only makes one mistake, it is a whole process before you come to a certain outcome about strict lines.
“If staff or players or whoever, there is a structure to cross lines so you have to be strong.”
