Man Utd star Jadon Sancho can respond to Erik ten Hag comments vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester United's pre-season tour of the USA comes to a close shortly with a clash against Borussia Dortmund and it will prove to be a blast from the past for one member of the squad.

Jadon Sancho moved to United two years ago from Signal Iduna Park for a £72.6m transfer fee with high hopes coming with him. It was a move more than a year in the making after United had been met with frustration in the summer of 2020 as they tried and failed to secure the attacker on that occasion.

Sancho left Dortmund with 50 goals in 137 games to his name. Those numbers are yet to be replicated at Old Trafford after a difficult opening 24 months at United.

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Having three managers in that time in the form of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick and now Erik ten Hag will not have helped on the continuity front. But despite that, Sancho has not yet hit the heights he or others would have wanted or expected with his move to United.

A goal tally of five strikes in his first season became seven in all competitions last season. An improvement, but that positive trend on the goalscoring front is one which must continue as Sancho progresses into a crucial third season at Old Trafford.

But with his form so far for United in pre-season, Sancho has put in a sound audition so far to Ten Hag ahead of the 2023/24 campaign to show what he is capable of. He has featured in every single senior game so far for the Reds.

Sancho was signed with a place out on the right wing in mind, but Ten Hag has been employing the 23-year-old in a different