PHOTO: Jadon Sancho arrives at Carrington as he begins an individual program back in Manchester following Erik ten Hag’s decision to send him to Holland in a bid to improve his physical and mental well-being
- Jadon Sancho has returned to Manchester United after a solo spell in Holland
- The England winger went abroad to work on his physical fitness and his mindset
- He was pictured arriving at the club’s Carrington base for the first time
- Sancho will follow an individual training plan before he reappears at the club
Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho is pictured arriving at the club’s Carrington training ground.
Sancho, 22, was recently sent to Holland to be trained by Erik ten Hag amid concerns over his physical and mental fitness to play for United.
He was left out of the club’s mid-World Cup training camp in Spain where Ten Hag explained that he was not in the right frame of mind or fitness to play for the club.
Jadon Sancho is pictured arriving at Manchester United’s Carrington training base
He trains at the Dutch amateur club OJC Rosmalen with coaches recommended by Ten Hag.
However, Ten Hag confirmed last week that Sancho will return to Manchester to continue his work in an individual program before hopefully rejoining the team in the not-too-distant future.
‘He is back in Manchester and will start individual training,’ the United boss said when asked for an update on Sancho’s return.
United manager Erik ten Hag (centre) confirmed that Sancho has returned to Manchester after a spell in Holland where the England winger worked on his physical fitness and mindset
‘Of course, the time will come but not now. He is making progress and we will see if he is ready to return to the squad.’
Sancho has not played for the club in more than 10 weeks, with his last minute coming in October’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
His turbulent last two months have come as a bit of a surprise after the former England international started brightly under the Ten Hag, including scoring three goals in his first eight games of the season to impress on their pre-season tour.
His early season form has sparked questions about whether he could be due for an England recall in the autumn. Some supporters were left scratching their heads when it didn’t come out, with Rio Ferdinand saying: ‘He’s sitting there thinking what else do I have to do? He didn’t like it when he was on fire so maybe he thinks that’s Jadon Sancho’s problem.’
There were no such questions when the World Cup finally rolled around.
Sancho has not featured for Manchester United since the club’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea in October
Amid confusion over what exactly is going on with the former Borussia Dortmund star, Ten Hag explained that it is as much a question of his mental wellbeing as it is physical and stressed that they want to bring him back together.
‘We want to bring him back as soon as possible, but I can’t give a prognosis as to when that will be,’ Ten Hag said last month.
‘Sometimes there are events with fitness and mood. We have a low level and sometimes you don’t know why or what caused it.
That’s what we’re doing now to try to get him back there. It’s a combination of physical but also mental.’
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