Jadon Sancho might find there is no way back at Manchester United after Erik ten Hag response

As Jason Sancho's finger hovered over the send button, you wonder whether a second thought was given to what he was about to do and the potential ramifications that now lie ahead.

Just over an hour after Erik ten Hag had sat in the Emirates press room and said the £73million winger didn't merit a place in his 20-man matchday squad because of his form in training, Sancho took to social media to offer a rebuke. It was astonishing stuff.

Sancho won't need reminding of what happened to the last player who issued unauthorised comments questioning the integrity of his manager at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo's interview with Piers Morgan might have been more incendiary, and more pre-planned, but United took action within days and the Portuguese star was always going to face disciplinary action. It ended with him leaving the club, an outcome that suited all parties.

That isn't likely to be the case with Sancho just yet. His social media comments were clearly more impulsive and heartfelt than Ronaldo's cascade of half-truths, which were designed to free him from a club where the manager had rightly decided he no longer fit.

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In Sancho's case, this should be the peak of his career. He is 23 years old, a £73m star back in the Premier League after taking the bold and brave step to move to Borussia Dortmund as a teenager. Let's not forget he is a trendsetter for the increasing number of young English players moving abroad to get regular football.

But his move to United is rapidly falling apart. The flashes of the brilliance we saw in the Bundesliga have been rare and in 82 appearances there have been just 12 goals and six assists. He looks a shadow of the player the club