When Cristiano Ronaldo came back to Manchester United in 2021, his coach was a former teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. When the Norwegian was sacked and Erik ten Hag came in, the world-class striker was gone and he went with a fury, claiming that the Dutchman didn’t show him respect. At the time, everybody regarded this as a ‘one off’. But soon came the Varane situation, where triple winning Champions League player was stuck to the bench and even 36-year old Jonny Evans was playing ahead of him. And then the next big thing – Jadon Sancho. In the latest spat between the two, the England international refused to apologize and went back to Borussia Dortmund on a loan. He is now playing over there with another player who failed under Ten Hag – Marcel Sabitzer.Last season, Jadon Sancho and Marcel Sabitzer were playing for Man United in the Europa League. Now, they’re set to feature in a UCL semifinal with Borussia Dortmund after a disappointing stint in Manchester.United haven’t played in a UCL semifinal since the 2010-2011 season 😬 pic.twitter.com/Mci0mQR9mf— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 17, 2024 Many are wondering about the Dutchman’s judgement of players (let’s not forget changing De Gea with Onana) and the current situation in which Manchester found themselves in does not help the cause. If the Red Devils were among top four clubs in league, there would probably be none of this, but since United are in danger of losing any European place this season, it has to be pointed out that the two players Ten Hag let go are now in the semi-final of the Champions League.“We asked for Sancho to put in a performance, a lot to prove and he’s showing it. He’s left Manchester United under a cloud, he’s now in a Champions League semi-final against PSG. Who could have written that script? He wouldn’t have seen that coming” said former United defender Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sports after last night’s Dortmund win over Atletico Madrid.Ten Hag ‘lost’ half of the dressing room, players want Sancho backIn that game, Jadon Sancho didn’t score or assisted but Sabitzer did. In fact, the former Manchester loanee is at the top of the list of assisters in the current CL season with five, one more than Bellingham, Vinicius, Raphinha or Saka. On a greater scale (all-time assists in the Champions League), Sabizer has 13, which is more than Bernardo Silva, Gerrard, Drogba, Ronaldnho and two current United’s players: Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes. On the other side of the Atlantic, United are seventh in the table, having not won in their last four games and the chances of the Premier League getting a fifth side in next season’s Champions League took a dent with Dortmund’s victory. And Ten Hag is fighting for his job.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUEQuarterfinals – second legThursday22:00: (4.80) Atalanta (3.90) Liverpool (1.70)22:00: (3.80) West Ham (3.60) Leverkusen (2.05)22:00: (2.45) Olympique Marseille (3.50) Benfica (3.00)22:00: (3.00) Roma (3.45) Milan (2.50)***odds are subject to change***
