Erik Ten Hag Provides An Update On Sancho’s Return

Manchester United is set to go against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao cup. Meanwhile, Manager Erik ten Hag has revealed that Jadon Sancho will not feature in the game. The club does not want to rush into his return despite Sancho being back in training.

Sancho last featured for the Red Devils during a 1-1 draw against Chelsea back in October. The winger was out with an initial illness. However, even after the World Cup, he did not participate in the training camp in Spain.

Head Coach Ten Hag came forward to explain that Sancho had struggled with mental health.  He was asked to be trained separately and get back to match fitness. Last week he was included in the first-team training.

Sancho was unsurprisingly not thrown straight back into the mix for the weekend clash with Premier League leaders Arsenal, but Ten Hag has also ruled he won’t yet be risked for Forest either.

Ten Hag said on Tuesday that “All the players who were not available for the Arsenal game, so [Diogo] Dalot, [Anthony] Martial, Sancho are also not available for tomorrow.”

The next game against Forest in the carabao cup is a two-legged affair. Comparatively an easier draw, United have got a great chance to go all the way and win their first trophy in six seasons. In the final, United is to face either Newcastle United or Southampton.

Ten Hag About Winning Trophies This Season

Ten Hag went on to explain “It’s about winning trophies, so we have a good opportunity but we have to go game from the game. Now we play Forest two legs, so focus on the first leg, don’t think further ahead because that will distract and so the aim for tomorrow is to win that game.

“It’s the best feeling you can have, winning a trophy, and I have the luck in my career to win some trophies. It’s magnificent, especially for the fans, it’s so great and I think the fans here have some experience, especially the older ones, but in this period, Manchester United didn’t win trophies and it’s too long ago. We are aware of that fact and we have to do it again.”

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