Jadon Sancho is now behind Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Pellistri in the hierarchy.
The celebration showed what it meant to him. It looked like a late winner in London, just like the goal against Fulham last November that marked his arrival onto the Premier League scene, but a VAR review for offside ended in heartbreak. United’s subsequent injury-time collapse only exacerbated the feelings of ‘what if?’.
Collymore wrote in his Caught Offside column: “You would assume that Wout Weghorst won’t be trusted to lead the line, so Marcus Rashford is likely to start up top with Antony on the right-hand side, and if that is the case, it would mean either Jadon Sancho or Alejandro Garnacho starts on the left. Personally, although I am a big fan of Sancho, I would start with Garnacho.
“He’s young, quick and very technical so I think he’d provide the likes of Kyle Walker with a lot more to contend with. Garnacho is Man United’s maverick; unlike Sancho, he is arrogant and bursting with confidence, and although an occasion as big as the FA Cup final may overwhelm some players, I see the young Argentine thriving in that kind of environment.”
The last couple of days have been dominated by discussions around Jadon Sancho’s future and the rights and wrongs of what was said and by whom on Sunday evening. It’s certainly a long road back once a player has publicly accused his manager of lying and calling him a scapegoat, even allowing for the fact that Sancho deserves sympathy given he needed time away from the game last season for what Erik ten Hag described as “physical and mental” issues.
But even before Sancho threatened to sabotage his Old Trafford career, his difficulties in forcing his way into the team were being increased by Garnacho, who is standing on ceremony for nobody. Garnacho is now the clear back-up option for Marcus Rashford on the left.
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