Journalist says £73m Man United ace is "the big winner" amid "bizarre" Old Trafford development

Jadon Sancho is ‘the big winner’ at Manchester United thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani’s absence at Old Trafford, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

The Red Devils forked out £73million to sign the winger from German side Borussia Dortmund last summer and he has begun to make a telling impact.

Sancho came through the ranks at Manchester United’s arch-rivals Manchester City and he came back to haunt his former club at the weekend.

The 21-year-old got his name on the scoresheet at the Etihad Stadium and although it pegged the reigning Premier League champions back, it was not enough to stop Manchester United falling to a 4-1 defeat.

Sancho headed onto social media to apologise to the Red Devils fans after the derby setback and insisted he and his team-mates ‘will keep on fighting’.

The winger’s importance was emphasised due to Ronaldo – another summer arrival – not being in the squad, which left the Portuguese furious with interim manager Ralf Rangnick.

Rangnick insisted the medical department advised him not to include Ronaldo in his squad due to experiencing more hip problems, while Cavani was unable to feature despite returning to training at Carrington.

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Jones believes Sancho’s importance to Manchester United has come to the fore as a result of the uncertainty over Ronaldo and Cavani’s respective futures.

The transfer insider feels the former Dortmund wide-man is in pole position to profit from the situation, along with youngster Anthony Elanga.

Jones told GIVEMESPORT: “Sancho is the big winner here and he’s got to play because they haven’t really got anybody else other than him and Elanga.

“It’s bizarre that