On Sunday afternoon, the Red Devils fell to a shocking 3-1 loss against Arsenal, dropping them into the lower half of the Premier League standings.
Alejandro Garnacho, a substitute who entered the game with the score tied at 1, appeared to have won it for United in stoppage time, but the goal was disallowed due to the slightest of offside calls.
Declan Rice, a newcomer at Arsenal, then scored at the back post to give the Gunners their first goal and send the Emirates into raptures. Gabriel Jesus then put the game away with a proficient finish.
However, it was Erik ten Hag’s remarks regarding Jadon Sancho made following the game that grabbed media attention. The United winger responded to his manager’s remarks online in a social media post.
Ten Hag stated that Sancho had been left out of the matchday squad due to problems in training, and video of the Englishman performing some very clumsy push-ups at Carrington has subsequently surfaced. The video is available to view below.
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Push-ups similar to Bruno Fernandes’ can be seen being performed by the 23-year-old in the background, in some ways confirming his manager’s observations.
Ten Hag’s critique, according to Sancho, is “untrue,” since he “conducted himself very well in training.”
“Please don’t believe everything you read,” Sancho said in a post on social media. “I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue, I have conducted myself in training very well this week,” he said.
“I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won’t go into, I’ve 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!”
