0 successful dribbles, 0 crosses completed, 0 duels won: United loanee crashes back down to Earth in title clash

Manchester United had one player in loan action last night. To find out where all of United’s loanees are playing their football this season, click here. Jadon Sancho The England winger has struggled for regular game time this season for Aston Villa, failing to get many minutes in the Premier League. For this reason, he has no future at Manchester United and it seems he may even leave the Villans in the winter window after failing to impress. He did play a part in his side’s vital win over Chelsea in the league just after Christmas, though. Poor showing versus Arsenal Nonetheless, the winger and his side were truly brought back down to Earth with a 1-4 loss at the Emirates to a rampant Arsenal side. Sancho was given a rare chance to start but was substituted after 61 minutes for Donyell Malen. He did make one key pass in the match, but that was about his only positive contribution. The winger did complete 92% of his passes, but this must be understood in the context that he only made 11 passes in a very quiet showing. The 25-year-old also failed to have any shots on goal or complete any of his dribble attempts, as he struggled to get past the resolute Arsenal defence. The winger was also unable to affect the game from a wide position, as he did not connect with any of his cross attempts. Sancho did make two clearances in the game but was also largely ineffective defensively. He failed to win any tackles and lost all four of his ground duels in the match. Sancho could well next be in action when Aston Villa welcome Nottingham Forest to Villa Park this Saturday lunchtime. Jadon Sancho stats vs Arsenal MetricValue Goals0 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)1 (0) Accurate passes11/12 (92%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)6/6 (100%) Passes in own half (acc.)5/6 (83%) Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Touches20 Unsuccessful touches1 Dribbles (successful)1 (0) Possession lost6 Defensive contributions2 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances2 Blocked shots0 Recoveries2 Ground duels (won)4 (0) Dribbled past1 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.