1 assist, 2 key passes, 100% tackles won: United loanee puts in huge European performance for side

Manchester United had one loan player in action on Thursday night. To find out where all of Manchester United’s loanees are plying their trade this season, click here. Jadon Sancho The English winger has not had the most productive loan spell in the world at Aston Villa, scoring just one goal all season. He has been much more involved for the Villans, however, since around Christmas, after barely getting a kick in the early parts of the season. The 25-year-old was given an opportunity to impress in Aston Villa’s last-16 match against LOSC Lille in the Europa League. Aston Villa ran out 2-0 winners on the night and 3-0 on aggregate as Sancho played a key part in the match. Performance Sancho was heavily involved in the match and almost scored a fantastic goal. He ran at the French side’s defence and unleashed a powerful effort that struck the outside of the post in the second half. Sancho also got himself an assist for John McGinn’s crucial first goal of the night. He broke through the Lille defence and expertly teed up the Scotsman, who made no mistake slotting the ball into the back of the net. It was the type of quality that Sancho possesses but has shown far too inconsistently in his career to date. He made two key passes in the match and completed an impressive 85% of his attempts. Sancho also had one shot that was blocked, alongside the one effort that hit the post. The winger also completed 100% of his tackles and won four more duels in a strong showing for the Villans. He will likely next be in action when his side welcome West Ham to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League. Jadon Sancho stats vs Lille StatValue Goals0 Expected goals (xG)0.22 Assists1 Expected assists (xA)0.26 Big chances created1 Key passes2 Crosses (accurate)1 (0) Accurate passes22/26 (85%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)12/16 (75%) Passes in own half (acc.)10/10 (100%) Total shots2 Shots on target0 Hit woodwork1 Shots blocked1 Touches47 Unsuccessful touches4 Dribbles (successful)4 (1) Was fouled1 Possession lost12 Total carrying distance182.9 m Carries17 Progressive carries6 Total progression119 m Progressive carrying distance109.5 m Longest progressive carry18.2 m Def. contributions4 Tackles (won)1 (1) Interceptions1 Clearances2 Blocked shots0 Recoveries6 Ground duels (won)6 (3) Aerial duels (won)2 (1) Dribbled past0 Featured image Eddie Keogh via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.