Jadon Sancho‘s Manchester United future was plunged into additional doubt on Thursday because the membership mentioned the England winger will practice on his personal resulting from a “squad discipline issue”. Sancho was dropped for United’s 3-1 defeat to Arsenal earlier this month for what United supervisor Erik ten Hag deemed poor performances in coaching. The 23-year-old responded by posting on social media that he had been made “a scapegoat for a long time”.

In an announcement, United mentioned: “Jadon Sancho will remain on a personal training programme away from the first-team group, pending resolution of a squad discipline issue.”

Sancho was thought-about one of many brightest younger abilities in European soccer when he joined United for £73 million ($91 million) from Borussia Dortmund two years in the past.

But he has struggled to stay as much as that price ticket at Old Trafford, scoring simply 12 targets in 82 appearances. The former Manchester City youth participant was given day off between October and February final season to finish a person winter health programme within the Netherlands.

Ten Hag has confirmed to be a strict disciplinarian even with a few of his greatest stars at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo‘s second spell on the membership was reduce brief after he criticised the previous Ajax supervisor in a tv interview, whereas Marcus Rashford was benched for a match final season after arriving late to a group assembly.

Sancho’s absence compounds a depressing begin to the season for United on and off the sphere. Ten Hag’s males have misplaced two of their opening 4 Premier League video games.

United are at present with out Brazilian winger Antony after he was given a go away of absence to combat allegations of home abuse made by his former girlfriend.

United additionally acquired criticism for his or her dealing with of Mason Greenwood, who has joined Spanish facet Getafe on mortgage, after agreeing with the participant that his profession on the membership couldn’t proceed.

The 21-year-old had confronted expenses together with tried rape and assault, however prosecutors introduced in February this 12 months that the case had been dropped after key witnesses withdrew and new proof got here to gentle.

Initial stories instructed United have been planning to reintroduce the striker to the group earlier than a public outcry sparked the choice to half methods. Meanwhile, protests in opposition to United’s homeowners, the Glazer household, stay a standard occurence at house matches as a course of for the Americans to promote the membership seems to have floor to a halt.