For two years, so many articles could be read here at Mozzart Sport Kenya and elsewhere about Jadon Sancho and his future. While he was a Borussia Dortmund player, numerous stories whether he will leave Signal Iduna Park, will he sign for his childhood favourites Chelsea, will he return to Man City where he spent his youth years…It all ended with his move to Old Trafford where high expectations were ahead of him and regardless of that – there was tangible optimism. However, two months after, Sancho missed a penalty in the Euro 2020 final, the Red Devils signed Raphael Varane and ultimately Cristiano Ronaldo – taking the spotlight of the young Englishman and possibly hurting his confidence to start the journey with the Manchester greats.##NAJAVA_MECA_5839295##Having joined for 100 million USD from Borussia Dortmund, the 21-year-old hasn’t quite hit the ground running. He only made two appearances with the starting line up, six altogether but even when he has started, in wins over Newcastle and Wolves, he was substituted before the end of the match.Sancho has been deployed on both flanks and it seems that he has still not settled in his new team – quick-footed Sancho has yet to record either a goal or an assist.There is plenty of competition at Old Trafford for Jadon – the likes of Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata also compete for wide roles. The fact that Marcus Rashford is currently sidelined can work in Sancho’s favour.Sancho cannot afford to miss any opportunities to impress Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who has that many options. What the Norwegian wants to see from Sancho is creating chances and the Briton is struggling to do so.Forbes reveals top-ten best paid footballers – Ronaldo above MessiIn five Premier League appearances Sancho has contributed the same amount of expected assists (xA) as central defender and fellow arrival Raphael Varane. Compared to last season, Sancho recorded 11 assists in 26 league outings with Dortmund – statistically, he was recording 0.35 xA per 90 minutes then and in the first two months of the Premier League season at Manchester United it dropped to 0.03 xA per 90 minutes.Truth be told, it is still too early to judge if Sancho is a flop or not. What is for certain is that he he has his work cut out – the way Cristiano Ronaldo outshines pretty much everyone on the pitch should only boost Sancho’s intent to become Man United’s star player in the near future.
