JADON SANCHO is “overestimating his importance” at Manchester United, according to club legend Dimitar Berbatov.
The English forward, 23, has been banned from all of the Red Devils’ first-team facilities following a public bust-up with manager Erik ten Hag.
GettyJadon Sancho has not played for Man Utd since claiming he was being made a ‘scapegoat’[/caption]
Dimitar Berbatov, left, fears for Sancho’s Old Trafford futureMark Robinson – The Sun
Ten Hag dropped Sancho from the squad for Man Utd’s 3-1 defeat to Arsenal earlier this month, before he later cited the attacker’s performances in training for the decision.
In response, the ex-Borussia Dortmund star posted on social media claiming he was being made a “scapegoat”.
He has not featured since the spat and Ten Hag refused to comment on the situation following Man Utd’s Carabao Cup win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday evening.
Now former Red Devils striker Berbatov, 42, has had his say on the matter.
And the two-time Premier League winner feels it could end with Sancho leaving the club.
Speaking to Betfair, he said: “If it continues like this, Jadon Sancho [is] going to go nowhere at the club. I’m very disappointed that a situation like this has been made public and a lot of people are discussing it.
“Things like this happen often, but they’re not made public. Players will fight with their managers, players, club staff, or even themselves, but it’s not often made public.
“When it’s connected to a big club like United, then people will talk about it and interpret it differently. In this case, Sancho has been there for over two years and it’s still not working out for him.
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“Sancho must know this, too, and maybe that’s where his dissatisfaction is coming from.”
Berbatov, who scored 56 goals in 149 games for Man Utd, continued: “When you know you’re not producing, you can be angry with yourself and your manager and this can lead to a bust-up like this.
“The manager makes the decisions, though, and if Sancho doesn’t apologise to Ten Hag publicly or privately and understands his mistake the right way. Once he’s done that, he needs to earn his place in the team – and the only way to do that is by training harder and playing well when the chance arises.
“Sometimes a player, and I hope this isn’t the case for Sancho, who takes this long to resolve conflict has overestimated his own value to the club.
“When it’s [Cristiano] Ronaldo, it’s different as he’s achieved everything.
“I was at the club when Wayne Rooney had a fall out with the manager, and they sorted things out. I think Sancho is overestimating his importance. He’s not won that many trophies with them. It’s a different situation.
“United can easily decide to get rid of Sancho over this. As talented as he is, and we all saw it at Dortmund, he has yet to show any of this at United.
“We can only speculate why that is, maybe it’s his surroundings or the people who he’s around, or maybe it’s because he doesn’t agree with the manager.
“If this drags on anymore, I can’t see it getting better and it’s best to part ways.”
Sancho has contributed just 12 goals and six assists in 82 games since arriving from Dortmund two years ago.
Following the saga between himself and Ten Hag, he rejected any potential transfer to Saudi Arabia.
But he has been linked with a return to Borussia Dortmund – where he scored 50 goals and provided 64 assists in 137 appearances.
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