Erik ten Hag casts doubt on Jadon Sancho's Manchester United future

Erik ten Hag admits he does not know if Jadon Sancho will play for Manchester United again and said the winger is currently "not important".

Sancho has been exiled and told to train away from the first team squad pending the resolution of a disciplinary matter after he publicly accused Ten Hag of lying over his omission from the matchday squad against Arsenal earlier this month.

United did not dismiss interest in Sancho from clubs in Saudi Arabia before the Saudi Pro League transfer window closed last week and representatives of the winger are gauging possible interest from Sancho's former club Borussia Dortmund and Nottingham Forest, managed by Sancho's former England Under-17 coach Steve Cooper.

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When Cristiano Ronaldo said he had "no respect" for Ten Hag in an unauthorised interview with Piers Morgan last season, his departure was announced nine days later. Ten Hag is unsure how long United's process will take and whether Sancho will pull on the club's shirt again.

"I don’t know," Ten Hag said when asked if Sancho would play for United again. "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.

"I don’t know [how long the disciplinary issue will take] but, as I say, I don’t think about that. I think about tomorrow. I think about the way the team has to progress. We go to Champions League. I have a lot to consider to make the right decisions.

"I don’t think this subject (Sancho) is important. I think what is important is I have to prepare my team. So that’s what I do.

"It is also not about me, it is about the