Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho should listen to Raphael Varane's honest advice

There have been more recent photos of Jadon Sancho at social events than of him playing football.

Sancho has not played since August 26 and he's been on an individual training plan since falling out with Erik ten Hag, who responded to his extraordinary outburst on social media by banishing him from the squad. It's been a great shame to see a chapter of his career - the world was once at his feet - wasted over something that should have been quickly quashed, but it would be foolish to underestimate egos in football.

Although Sancho is remarkably the last United forward to have scored a home Premier League goal, he hasn't been missed and he's expected to leave in the January transfer window.

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"It is about a culture and every player has to match certain standards," said Ten Hag two weeks ago. "What will happen there, he knows what he has to do if he wants to return and it is up to him. We will see what will happen."

Sancho has, rather crucially, still not apologised and that's why the stalemate with his manager has rumbled on into the winter. The player strongly believes he's not done anything wrong and he's refused to back down.

Whoever Sancho is taking advice from clearly isn't qualified to provide him with counsel. His stubbornness has cost him months of his career and it wouldn't have taken much to apologise without meaning it.

The average toddler probably has more maturity than Sancho, although he is known to be a pleasant and likeable person, from regularly engaging with fans to opening a pitch for kids where he grew up.

However, there seems to be a lack of discipline in his life and Nemanja Matic recently said he