Man Utd: Ten Hag must 'work out how to motivate' £73m star at Old Trafford

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag needs to find a way of getting the best out of Jadon Sancho at Old Trafford, according to journalist Dean Jones.

Ten Hag took over as the Red Devils’ chief following the climax of last season and is searching for a way to give all of his attacking talents regular game-time.

Manchester United may have forked out £73million to sign Sancho from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund last year, but ten Hag has already shown that he is not afraid to drop him from the starting line-up.

The 22-year-old was substituted during the 6-3 mauling at the hands of Manchester City and was then an unused substitute at Everton last weekend.

Sancho has not found the back of the net since the win over Leicester City last month and has only scored three goals in 10 appearances this season.

There are also doubts over whether the 23-cap England international will be heading to the World Cup in Qatar.

Sancho was not included by Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate in the squad for the Nations League clashes with Italy and Germany.

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Jones has no doubt that Sancho has an abundance of talent, but he believes Manchester United need to find a way of ensuring the winger is an attacking force on a more regular basis.

The journalist feels ten Hag needs to make attempting to get the best out of Sancho a priority.

Jones told GIVEMESPORT: "Sancho is an outstanding footballer, but finding a way to unlock that on a weekly basis at United is the challenge.

"So far, they haven't managed to get that out of him and ten Hag has to figure out how to motivate him."

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