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Hours After Pep Guardiola Laughed at Manchester United, Banned Jadon Sancho Unhappy at Red Devils’ ‘Double Standards’

Published 09/19/2023, 11:04 PM EDT

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Things have been rough for Manchester United fans this season. The side has struggled to find their ideal start and were battered 3-1 at home by Brighton in their last outing. In the meantime, the team also has to deal with the Jadon Sancho and Antony saga, who are currently away from the first team with cause. Jadon Sancho has been suspended from the team after the player decided to fire back against manager Erik Ten Hag. Following the incidents, Sancho is said to be frustrated as he believes the club is being hypocritical in his situation.

The Dutch manager in a recent interview mentioned that Sancho wasn’t training well, which did not sit down well with the player. What exactly happened? Let’s dive deeper.

Jadon Sancho unhappy with the ‘double standards’ at Manchester United

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Jadon Sancho’s situation at Manchester United seems to be getting worse with each passing day. Following his suspension, it seems like the player has been unhappy with his situation at the club. Fabrizio Romano recently touched on the topic on his YouTube channel as he added that the player felt the club was being hypocritical in his situation.

“As for Jadon Sancho, the situation is very intense, not just with Erik ten Hag but also with the rest of the coaching staff. They had different expectations from Jadon Sancho. It’s about the performance, it’s about the attitude. They completely expected a different performance from him and they are not pleased with the public statement after Erik Ten Hag’s public statements.”

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“We also have to respect the player’s side. He believes that he is training at the top level and some of these rules at Manchester United are applied in different ways for different players. So Sancho feels like it’s always me but for some other players it is not the same.”

The Jadon Sancho situation is not the only issue that has set off the fans. The side was recently mocked by rival manager Pep Guardiola which might have set off the fans.

Pep Guardiola mocks rivals in a recent interview

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Things have not gone well for Manchester United in the past few years. The Red Devils have fallen down the pecking order when it comes to the Premier League, with rivals Manchester City far ahead in terms of their quality. The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool have also stepped up their game in recent months, which has been a source of misery for Manchester United fans.

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With the team failing to perform up to the standards, it seems like the opposition sides have also disregarded the side as a challenger. In a recent interview Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was talking about the top teams who pose an enormous challenge, While the manager mentioned the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool, when asked about United, Pep just let out a small laugh as if mocking the side.

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While the mockery can be disheartening for Manchester United fans, the team will have to step up in their upcoming games to prove their worth. It will be interesting to see how the side performs going ahead this season.

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Saurabh Saket

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Saurabh Saket is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports. While Saket has been a football fan for a while, his passion for the sport stems from FIFA 17 which featured Borussia Dortmund superstar Marco Reus on its cover. With dreams of standing as a part of the Yellow Wall at Signal Iduna Park, Saket loves to write about the game from a fan’s perspective giving his take on recent happenings.
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Daniel D'Cruz