Jadon Sancho believes he is in a better position to make an impact at Manchester United in his second season, with the England international hoping to avoid being tagged a £73 million ($88 million) failure. During the summer of 2021, significant sums of money were spent on his potential; yet, his first season with the Red Devils saw only five goals and three assists in 38 appearances across all competitions.
With three goals in four games this preseason, the 22-year-old attacker has been showing signs of being active. He is confident that there is still room for both him personally and for Manchester United as a whole as they enter an amazing new phase under Erik ten Hag.
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Jadon Sancho has stated that he hopes to establish himself at Old Manchester United while also keeping in mind the World Cup finals in Qatar:
“I think it will be good for myself. The training, especially in pre-season, has been a real positive and all the lads have taken on board what he’s saying.
“You can see it in the games, we’re creating a lot more chances, keeping the ball more and just making good things out of the style we’re playing. This is my first pre-season with United because, last year, I had an infection in my ear, so I couldn’t do the whole pre-season with the team which was a bit annoying at the time.
“It meant a lack of fitness and understanding of how the players play. But now, this season, I feel a lot more comfortable and, especially scoring in pre-season, it is a confidence boost for myself and, hopefully, I can take that into the season and keep it going.
“This pre-season, we have the same players, but it just looks like a whole different team and I do think that’s something we’re working on and I feel like we’re getting better.
“The manager is big on team-bonding and having fun together and doing things like team dinners and things like that. So, yeah, it’s helping.”
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The Red Devils had their worst-ever Premier League points return in 2021-22, with only 58 gathered in total on route to a sixth-place finish and failed to qualify for the Champions League.
Sancho acknowledges that United were not good enough, but says of efforts to return to form under a Dutch tactician:
“Last year wasn’t great and I feel like everyone has something to prove for this upcoming season.
“We don’t want to put performances in like we did last year and upset the fans. Some fans travelled for a long time to get to the stadium and watch us not perform.
“I’m sure, this year, everyone is going to make up for that and make sure every game we play we put 100 per cent in and make sure the fans are smiling at the end of the game.”
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