United loanee gets sweet revenge as he helps spark incredible comeback victory over former side

Manchester United had two players in loan action yesterday evening. To follow where all of Manchester United’s loanees are playing their football this season, click here. Jadon Sancho Sancho has struggled to make much impact so far during his loan at Aston Villa. After a rather successful loan spell last season at Chelsea, he has failed to have anything like the same impact, largely being restricted to minutes in the Europa League. Nonetheless, he was given 31 minutes off the bench against his former side Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Villans turned the game on its head and scored a late winner while Sancho was on the pitch. He had one shot on target in the game but failed to score his first goal of the season. Sancho did not have any key passes in the match but did look after the ball well with a 93% pass completion rate. The winger did not complete any of his cross attempts but did successfully complete two of his three dribble attempts. The victory was an incredible 11th consecutive one for Sancho’s team and they will travel to Arsenal on the 30th, looking to extend their amazing run. Winning will have been particularly sweet for Sancho as Chelsea refused to sign the player permanently last summer despite having an obligation. Jadon Sancho stats vs Chelsea MetricValue Goals0 Expected goals (xG)0.04 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0.01 Total shots1 Expected goals on target (xGOT)0.19 Shots on target1 Shots blocked0 Touches24 Dribbles (successful)3 (2) Possession lost5 Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)2 (0) Accurate passes14/15 (93%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)8/8 (100%) Passes in own half (acc.)6/7 (86%) Defensive contributions1 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Ground duels (won)4 (2) Dribbled past0 Ethan Williams The academy product started the season well with Falkirk in Scotland, but he has seen his influence dwindle recently north of the border. He played 66 minutes as Falkirk stumbled to a 0-1 defeat away to Dundee. Williams did not have any key passes and only managed to complete 71% of his pass attempts. He did try to break the deadlock for his side, having five shots but none hit the target as two were blocked. The young winger did help out defensively, winning his only tackle attempt and one duel. Falkirk will next be in action at home to Aberdeen on the 3rd of January. 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.