Social media posts in which Jadon Sancho called himself a “scapegoat” for not making the Manchester United team that lost 3-1 against Arsenal have cast doubt on the young player’s future with the club.

After appearing as a substitute in United’s first three games, the attacker seemed to accuse his boss of exaggerating the reasons for his withdrawal. After the match, Ten Hag explained that Sancho had been left off the bench due to “his performances in training,” which included the debut of Rasmus Hjlund, Alejandro Garnacho, and the relatively untested Facundo Pellistri.

Please don’t believe everything you read!” Sancho said on X (previously Twitter). I will not tolerate anyone spreading false information. This week, I have shown excellent behavior in training. It’s not fair that I’ve been made a scapegoat for so long; I know there are other causes for this.

In a related note, a late goal from Declan Rice gave Arsenal a stunning victory over Manchester United.

Football is my passion, and all I want to do is help my team win. Every week is a challenge, but I’m up for it since I play alongside great teammates and respect the coaching staff’s judgments. I refuse to give up the strugglе for this badge.

Ten Hag denied that Sancho was sent home for disciplinary grounds after the loss, saying instead that he had not been performing up to par in recent practices. “You have to reach a level every day at Manchester United, and we can make choices in the front line,” he remarked. He was not chosen for this particular game.

After a highly publicized £73m transfer from Borussia Dortmund to United in the summer of 2021, Sancho has struggled to live up to the hype and has since been dropped from the England national team. After giving him three months off first-team duties last winter to deal with what the Dutchman called “physical but also mentаl issues,” Ten Hag pushed him during preseason to perform with better consistency at the top level.