Sancho 'overestimating his importance' to Man Utd, says Berbatov

Manchester United are going through turbulent times. After a campaign in which they managed to secure Champions League qualification, everything has changed with the start of the 2023/24 season.

Jadon Sancho, who has recently fallen out with coach Erik ten Hag, has been banned from first-team facilities after refusing to apologise to the Dutch manager.

Manchester United legend Dimitar Berbatov spoke about the winger's situation in an interview with 'Betfair' and said he is "very disappointed" that the situation has been made public.

"If it continues like this, Jadon Sancho going to go nowhere at the club. I'm very disappointed that a situation like this has been made public and a lot of people are discussing it. Things like this happen often, but they're not made public.

"Players will fight with their managers, players, club staff, or even themselves, but it's not often made public. When it's connected to a big club like United, then people will talk about it and interpret it differently," he continued.

"In this case, Sancho has been there for over two years and it's still not working out for him. Sancho must know this, too, and maybe that's where his dissatisfaction is coming from. When you know you're not producing, you can be angry with yourself and your manager and this can lead to a bust-up like this."

He went on to add: "I was at the club when Wayne Rooney had a fallout with the manager, and they sorted things out. I think Sancho is overestimating his importance. He's not won that many trophies with them. It's a different situation."