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Agbonlahor: Man Utd pair Ronaldo and Elanga will be upset with Sancho selection

Manchester United players may be annoyed at winger Jadon Sancho 's poor performances.

That is according to ex-Aston Villa attacker Gabriel Agbonlahor.

The ex-English striker turned pundit believes that Sancho's lethargic displays, which earned him an early substitution in the 1-1 draw against Chelsea, may be frustrating his more hardworking teammates.

“I just want to speak about Sancho because when I watch Man United I look at Antony, I look at [Marcus] Rashford, I look at [Bruno] Fernandes and they look like they want to take a player on and want to do something and take responsibility in the attacking third," he said on talkSPORT.

“Sancho, he gets the ball and passes it backwards. If I was Luke Shaw I'd say 'stop passing it back to me, I'm giving you the ball so take someone on'. At Dortmund he was doing it every week. His confidence is that low, does he feel like he doesn't have the speed or the trickery to get past someone?

“He's being brought off after 52 minutes for Fred. Fred was unlucky not to start because he did very well last game but it just shows that they've had to play Fernandes up front for the last 35 minutes, Rashford went to the left and Antony stayed on the right because Sancho can't perform.

“How many times do you have to play him? If you're Ronaldo you're probably thinking 'how many chances is this guy going to get?' Elanga, how many times is Sancho going to get the chance to play for Manchester United because he's not performing and he's a million miles away from a chance to play at the World Cup."

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