Jadon Sancho is not a popular figure with his Manchester United team-mates, amid the playmaker’s falling out with manager Erik ten Hag.
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The 23-year-old is clinging onto his future at Old Trafford after sensationally taking aim at Ten Hag on Sunday night.
Sancho was left out of the matchday squad to face Arsenal at the Emirates, with Ten Hag claiming after the game that his decision was based on the winger’s performances in training during the week.
The Englishman took exception to that, and said he had performed ‘very well’ in training.
Sancho suggested that Ten Hag’s decision was based on ‘other matters’ but refused to go into further detail.
The move has thrown Sancho’s future into major doubt, and it comes after Ten Hag’s decision to send the playmaker to the Netherlands last season for a period away from the game.
Sancho was struggling with matters outside of football, and Ten Hag saw fit to give him a time away from the club.
But that move hasn’t appeared to help the pair’s relationship, with United now willing to listen to offers for him.
And ESPN’s Mark Ogden says sympathy is in short supply from the United squad, who are not ‘big fans’ of Sancho.
‘What I’ve been told with Jadon Sancho is that basically it’s a case of he’s not a great trainer,’ Ogden told 5Live.
‘We’ve seen in the past that with England he’s had time-keeping issues that have upset Gareth Southgate. There’s an element with United that they really put their effort into getting Sancho back on track when he had his issues.
‘They sent him away to Holland and worked hard to look after him. Since he’s come back in the summer, he’s not really kicked on.
‘Not every player in a dressing room is popular with his team-mates. Dressing rooms aren’t always happy camps but there’s some players that I’ve been told aren’t particularly big fans of Jadon Sancho at Manchester United. I don’t know what he’s done to upset them but if they feel his performances aren’t matching up to their levels then it’s going to be an issue.’
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