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Man Utd winger Sancho blasts Ten Hag: I will not be made a scapegoat!

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has hit out at manager Erik ten Hag after being dropped for defeat at Arsenal.

Ten Hag declared before the game Sancho had been omitted because of poor training form.

Ten Hag said: "Jadon, on his performances in training we did not select him.

"You have to reach a level every day at Manchester United and we can make choices in the front line. So for this game he was not selected."

However, Sancho responded on social media, declaring: "Please don't believe everything you read.

"I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue, I have conducted myself very well in training this week.

"I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won't go into, I've been a scapegoat for a long time which isn't fair!"

He also said: "All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to my team.

"I respect all decisions that are made by the coaching staff, I play with fantastic players and grateful to do so, which I know every week is a challenge.

"I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what."

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