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Ralf Rangnick has defended Jadon Sancho’s early season form and claimed it was difficult for anyone to develop in a losing Manchester United team.

The Red Devils splashed out £73million to sign Sancho from Borussia Dortmund last summer, ending a pursuit which stretched for more than 12 months.

But the England international failed to hit the ground upon his return to the Premier League and found himself in and out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s starting XI.

Coincidentally, his first goal involvement didn’t come until two days after the Norwegian was sacked as manager on November 21.

In the two games immediately following his departure, the 21-year-old chalked up a goal and an assist, but it’s only been in the last month that he has truly started to show a run of consistent form.

Since the start of February, Sancho has five goal involvements in seven Premier League appearances, with his latest coming via an assist for Cristiano Ronaldo in the thrilling 3-2 win over Tottenham.

And Rangnick believes he is now beginning to resemble the player that tore the Bundesliga to pieces for the last three seasons and argued the circumstances around the end of Solskjaer’s tenure, with the team struggling, had made it difficult for him to shine.

“He is now recognisable as the Jadon Sancho I have known since he was 18,” Ragnick told the club’s website. “Yes, this has also not