Three players who could surprise Manchester United fans this season

Manchester United have a big season ahead, with Champions League football returning and fans hoping they can maybe even challenge for the league title once again.

They will be expecting big performances from their key players, but which United players could surprise us this season?

It’s fair to say that £73million signing Jadon Sancho has yet to live up to the hype that surrounded his arrival.

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He only has six assists in two seasons at United, much fewer than the 41 he made at Dortmund in the four seasons he spent in Germany. There have been flashes of brilliance and hints of good form that earned him that price tag, scoring against Chelsea and Manchester City along with assists against Spurs and Leeds during the 2021/22 season reflect that. And the statistics show that his performances deserve more assists too.

He averaged an assist every six and a half games last season, but his expected assists were up at one every five games, two-thirds of his attempted dribbles were successful and he’s scoring a goal every three games, which is impressive for a winger.

Sancho will be able to take heart from this, but he hasn’t started as much as he would’ve been hoping to in the Erik ten Hag era. If he gets the starts he craves he could prove why United were so desperate to sign him.

After quiet spells at Swindon Town and Burton Albion, Kovar was sent to Sparta Prague last season, where he excelled to help them win the league title.

It won’t be regular first-team football for Kovar, especially with Andre Onana looking set to