Jadon Sancho might be about to get a chance in the position Manchester United signed him for

Jadon Sancho received some specific instructions from Steve McClaren at the start of Manchester United training on Wednesday morning. "Sancho, referee", bellowed Erik ten Hag's assistant as the players began their rondos at Carrington.

Sancho is becoming accustomed to taking on instructions from Ten Hag and his coaches given the versatility he has been showing since he returned from his three-month lay-off at the start of February. Against Southampton on Sunday he started a game in the No. 10 position, having been used there off the bench.

He's also played on the left wing four times and the right-wing three times in recent weeks, proving his versatility to Ten Hag. That might be a bonus when it comes to getting him in the team but the 22-year-old will also want to nail down a permanent position in this side. Being versatile can be a blessing, but it can also be a curse at times as well.

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Sancho might well feel his best role is off the left, but that is probably the position Marcus Rashford prefers. Rashford is undroppable at the moment, making it difficult for Sancho to force his way into that role regularly.

Unless Bruno Fernandes drops into a deeper midfield role on a more regular basis he might also find the attacking midfield role is somewhere he will only ever be an option rather than a regular. That leaves the right, the role Sancho was signed to fill when he joined from Borussia Dortmund for £73million just under two years ago.

He was never quite able to nail it down last season and Ten Hag made signing Antony a priority this summer. The £85million spent on another 22-year-old is a clear impediment to Sancho's chances on that flank.

But Antony