David Beckham already showed Jadon Sancho how to fix things after Erik ten Hag spat

Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho’s future is uncertain after being banished from the first-team group, but a former club icon has already shown him how to respond

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A month on from unleashing a verbal volley at Erik ten Hag on social media, Jadon Sancho’s Manchester United career is at a crossroads.

The 23-year-old forward has not only failed to make a single matchday squad since disputing claims from his manager over his performances in training but Sancho has also been banished from all first-team facilities at the club’s Carrington training base – even the canteen.

With Sancho reluctant to apologise and Ten Hag unlikely to soften his stance either, it’s hard to see a way back for the former Borussia Dortmund man, who only arrived at Old Trafford back in the summer of 2021. However, a former United icon has already proven nothing is ever certain in football.

While Sancho’s application in training was questioned after recognising he wouldn’t be featuring against Arsenal back in September, David Beckham had a completely different approach, albeit after his exit from Manchester United.

During his time at Real Madrid, Beckham was also told he’d never play for the club again and was effectively exiled by Fabio Capello, who effectively made him train alone. But Beckham responded by excelling in training and, eventually, forced Capello into a U-turn.

While it’s hard to see whether or not such an approach by Sancho would yield similar results, stranger things have happened in football.

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Jadon Sancho has been exiled at Manchester United – just like David Beckham was at Real Madrid (

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A new report from The Athletic has shed further light on Sancho’s feud with Ten Hag, highlighting that the Dutchman challenged the former Borussia Dortmund star on the training ground over his ‘commitment’ to a training drill.

Ten Hag would then make it clear that Sancho was omitted from the matchday squad for a crucial match against Arsenal just a few days later – only for the player himself to hit back on social media.

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In a post that has since been deleted, Sancho wrote: “Please don’t believe everything you read! I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue. I have conducted myself in training very well this week. I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won’t go into, I have been a scapegoat for a long time which isn’t fair! All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to my team.

“I respect all decisions that are made by the coaching staff, I play with fantastic players and grateful to do so which I know every week is a challenge. I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what!”

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