Man United’s Jadon Sancho ‘better suited to international football than Premier League’
Man United’s Jadon Sancho ‘better suited to international football than Premier League’: Rio Ferdinand says that he thinks Jadon Sancho is better suited to international football than the Premier League. Rio Ferdinand believes Jadon Sancho is better suited to international football than playing in the Premier League.
Marcus Rashford has started this season impressively and has scored three goals in eight appearances. But despite a turnaround under Erik ten Hag following a difficult first season at Manchester United, England manager Gareth Southgate overlooked Marcus Rashford’s number 25 when picking his squad for the month’s Nations League games.
Despite ending their season in the Premier League with a disappointing result, last year’s winner Jarrod Bowen was selected ahead of former Borussia Dortmund player Ousmane Dembele.
Rio Ferdinand believes that Jadon Sancho is better suited to international football than the Premier League: With Southgate opting not to pick Manchester United’s £73m signing in his last squad before selecting his 26-man squad for this winter’s World Cup, Sancho seems destined to miss out on selected for England.
England’s disappointing performance against Italy on Friday only highlighted how much they could use the Manchester United duo of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho.
A former Manchester United defender believes that Spurs’ star-in-the-making Real Madrid loanee is better suited to international play, rather than playing in the Premier League.
When asked if he would have called up Sancho if he had been available, Ferdinand said that Sancho probably suits international football better than the Premier League. He didn’t know why Southgate hasn’t picked him, but Sancho will be hoping to continue his fine form for Man United and give Southgate no other choice but to put him into his World Cup squad.
Jadon Sancho has been sensational for Manchester United this season, and Gareth Southgate seems to be high on the young midfielder. However, despite his impressive displays, Sancho has not yet been called up by England for any of their recent Nations League games. Ferdinand believes that Sancho is better suited to international football than playing in the Premier League, and with Rashford starting to show signs of fatigue after a busy season, it would make sense for Southgate to give Sancho a chance soon.