Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has leapt to the defence of Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho.

Sancho has struggled in a United shirt and now has been banished from training with the senior squad after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag.

But Wilson said on his Footballer's Football Podcast: "I know Jadon personally from playing with England and he is a top, top player.

"He has come to the Premier League and found it difficult. Does [he] need an arm around [his] shoulder?

"Sometimes people go the opposite way and think that screaming and shouting at someone gets the best out of them. That might be the case for someone like myself but someone else might need an arm to fill them with confidence to get the best out of them.

"Great man management gives players confidence to perform and flourish without fearing they will be dropped next week or kicked out of the club."