Jadon Sancho retains the religion of Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag regardless of his penalty miss in Saturday’s Group Protect defeat to Manchester Metropolis.
United have been heading in the right direction to win their third piece of silverware beneath Ten Hag when Alejandro Garnacho gave them an 82nd-minute lead at Wembley Stadium.
Nevertheless, Bernardo Silva’s 89th-minute header took the sport to penalties, and each Sancho and Jonny Evans did not convert from the spot as Metropolis triumphed 7-6.
Sancho spent the second half of final season on mortgage at former membership Borussia Dortmund after a public falling out with Ten Hag, who accused the winger of being a poor coach within the aftermath of a defeat to Arsenal final September.
Ten Hag mentioned he had drawn a line beneath the incident after Sancho rejoined the United squad for pre-season coaching final month, and Saturday’s penalty – which was pushed onto the put up by Ederson – is not going to impression his considering.
“I had no doubts about him,” Ten Hag mentioned of Sancho after Saturday’s recreation.
“He’s an excellent penalty taker and at present he missed, however that’s a part of the sport. I’m certain sooner or later he’ll take penalties.”
10 – Manchester United have now been runners-up 10 instances within the Charity/Group Protect, extra typically than another aspect within the competitors’s historical past. Silver. pic.twitter.com/akTrMh48QP
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 10, 2024
United have now been Group Protect runners-up on 10 events, greater than another membership.
The Purple Devils final gained the trophy beneath Jose Mourinho in 2016, beating then-Premier League champions Leicester Metropolis 2-1 with targets from Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
