Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag must listen to Ralf Rangnick's advice on Jadon Sancho

Erik ten Hag might do well to listen to Ralf Rangnick's warning on Manchester United's Jadon Sancho.

Ten Hag has joined United on a three-year contract with the option of an additional year. The Dutchman will be faced with inspiring improvement out of the squad he's inherited and that includes Sancho, who is yet to find consistency at United.

Sancho joined United for £73million in the summer, but he failed to hit the ground running following his return to Manchester. Sancho has contributed five goals and three assists from 38 appearances for United last season, looking a shadow of the player who set the Bundesliga alight.

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Rangnick was asked about Sancho's form in January and he advised that the player will come good with more confidence. The former interim manager also discussed the level of expectation that Sancho was burdened with at United, compared to when he was in Germany.

“There is a difference if you come as an 18 year-old [he was 17 at the time], unknown, talented English boy to Borussia Dortmund,” Rangnick said. “From then you can only improve, make a success out of that.

“The level of expectation was a lot lower compared to the situation where you come at the age of 23 [he is now 21] – you come to a club like Manchester United for a high transfer fee, with a high level of expectation.

“Everyone expected from him that he would be one of the best players in the team. This is psychologically, emotionally, a more challenging situation than the one at Borussia Dortmund and these are exactly the kind of steps that he has to make to become a top player for the next 10 years at this club.

“We can give guidelines, give him