Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says “magnificent” Jadon Sancho is “on the best way again” after he scored on his Premier League return, however insists his future is “in his personal arms”.

Sancho got here off the bench to attain his first Premier League purpose since September and rescue a 2-2 dwelling draw towards Leeds on Wednesday night time.

The 22-year-old has solely simply returned to Ten Hag’s aspect after recovering from bodily and psychological points that noticed him full a person health programme within the Netherlands moderately than journey to the squad’s winter camp in Spain.

Sancho adopted up his first look since October in final week’s Carabao Cup win over Nottingham Forest with a significant Seventieth-minute equaliser towards Leeds within the Premier League.

Chatting with Sky Sports activities, Ten Hag stated of Sancho’s purpose: “I am very comfortable. He is on the best way again. We all know he’s a powerful soccer participant.

“He can positively for our workforce be a big effect. Tonight he had, however we all know he is usually a constant influence. He has to work very arduous, all of us do, and on this second he’s in temper.

“I believe it should strengthen him, inspire him to even give extra, then you definitely’ll get extra. It is a good footballer, and that second purpose I actually loved it, and particularly for him.”

Requested within the post-match press convention what the England worldwide must do to verify he doesn’t go backwards, Ten Hag replied: “I believe it is in his personal arms. So if he needs, he can do [it] and this workforce is nice to play in and provides you with pleasure.

“I actually take pleasure in seeing him taking part in the best way he did, with a lot confidence, a lot perception, actually direct. It was nice to see him play on this assault.”

Sancho, who joined United in July 2021 for £73m from Borussia Dortmund, has now scored three objectives in 11 Premier League appearances this season, equalling his purpose tally from the 2021-22 marketing campaign (3 in 29 video games).

“He is in the suitable course and I hope he can hold this momentum going,” Ten Hag added. “I am certain it will strengthen him and inspire him to do much more.

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“As you see, he is an excellent footballer and if he invests and he’s in the suitable ranges then he can carry out outstandingly.

“I believe we now have a workforce that may dictate video games extra within the opponent’s half – he likes that. He can play in tight areas and he could make the distinction. The second purpose reveals it but additionally when he got here on final week we noticed that as properly.”

Requested about Sancho’s time away from the primary workforce, Ten Hag responded: “It was a troublesome interval however he battle himself out [it]. He wants credit score for that and I am happy, I am proud he did it.

“I’ll again him, the coaches are backing him, the workforce is backing him and supporting him on this course of. However lastly he has to do it by himself.

“You may see when he is in degree he’s an excellent soccer participant, he is good. He could make the distinction and I hope he can keep on this temper and contribute to this workforce and rating loads of objectives and create probabilities and assists.”