Having received a lot of expectations, but after less impressive performances, Jadon Sancho was unable to compete for the starting position at Man Utd.
This season, the star born in 2000 has only 10 appearances in the Premier League. He has not played since the end of October last year (only in EPL), but as soon as Erik ten Hag gave him the opportunity to return, Sancho immediately shone with a goal to help Man Utd equalize the score 2-2. before Leeds.
Sancho scored when brought on from the bench.
Commenting on Sancho’s recent performance, the Red Devils captain said:
”I’m really happy that Sancho is on the right track. I hope he can continue this momentum.
“I’m sure that goal will motivate him even more.
“You can see that Sancho is an excellent player. If he’s at the right level, he’ll have an impressive performance. I think now we are a team that can control the game, play more in the opponent’s half.
“Sancho likes that, he can play in tight areas and make the difference. The second goal showed that.”
Sancho celebrates after scoring for Man Utd
According to statistics from Whoscored, in 31 minutes of being on the field, Sancho had one shot, and one goal and had 95.5% pass success.
Man Utd equalized 2-2 in the 70th minute. Sancho received the ball on the left inside the penalty area, he quickly hid his foot, causing Meslier to fall in time even though the ball was close to the Leeds goalkeeper.
This! The reason why Man Utd let Leeds hold a draw
Former Tottenham player Jamie Redknapp believes that Man Utd allowed Leeds to hold a 22 draw at home because of their weak midfield.
The shocking moment occurred during Manchester United’s match versus Leeds in round 9 of the English Premier League 2022–23. Man Utd had won the previous 13 games at Old Trafford, but the shocker occurred when goalkeeper David De Gea’s net was rattled after only 55 seconds of rolling the ball. This is the second Premier League early goal against MU at Old Trafford, following Edin Dzeko’s strike for Man City in March 2014. (43 seconds).
Man Utd conceded less than 1 minute
When this team only earned one point at Manchester United, Leeds recently fired the coach. Despite this, they forced the Old Trafford team to live in fear for a considerable amount of time.
The surprise persisted until Varane scored on his own goal to give Leeds a double-digit lead at the start of the second half. Fortunately, though, MU was able to draw 2-2 with to the play of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. Since Wayne Rooney in April 2012, Rashford is the only member of MU to score in six straight Premier League contests at Old Trafford.
Man Utd let Leeds hold a 2-2 draw at home
If counted since the World Cup until now, Rashford has a total of 12 goals in 14 matches in all competitions. Meanwhile Sancho has scored again, this is his third goal in the Premier League this season.
Witnessing that Man Utd let Leeds draw 2-2 at home, former Tottenham player Jamie Redknapp said: “MU often played very well in the beginning, but they conceded a goal very early on against Leeds. Time and time again, Leeds is breɑking a lot of space, while MU is looking confused in the middle of the field.”
“MU’s midfielders couldn’t hold the ball, they missed a lot of passes, especially in the first half. In the second half, they played a little bit better. But I think MU’s midfield did not play well in this match.”