Jose Mourinho blames Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag for Jadon Sancho struggles at Old Trafford

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes current boss Erik ten Hag has to take responsibility for Jadon Sancho’s struggles at Old Trafford.

Sancho left United to rejoin former club Borussia Dortmund on loan in January after two-and-a-half difficult seasons with the Red Devils and the former England attacker was in the XI which started the Champions League final against Real Madrid at Wembley on Saturday night.

Speaking to TNT ahead of that match, Mourinho said: “As a player, we know his talent. We saw what he could do, there are no doubts about it. What happened at Man United… if I look at my own history, sometimes I failed with players. Sometimes I couldn’t create the right empathy, I couldn’t understand the player’s DNA and I couldn’t help players grow up in the right direction. The majority of times, yes, I did it but on some occasions, I couldn’t.

“I think sometimes we have to learn with experiences, which I tried always to do, to try to understand the nature of the player. Sometimes they have the talent but don’t have the mindset you want from a player. For sure, the kid [Sancho] made mistakes, that’s for sure, but for sure his manager was not able to get the best out of him.”