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1st February 2023
09:52pm GMT

Gareth Southgate even omitted him from the England panel that was travelling to the World Cup, and things went from bad to worse for the 22-year-old.
However, when the board went up to announce the forward's introduction into the game on Wednesday night, the news was greeted by a huge roar from the United fans.
Chants of 'Sancho, Sancho, Sancho' echoed around the stadium and the striker shared a lovely moment with his manager who appeared to give him some words of encouragement before coming on.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1620896678709702657
The young star couldn't contain his visible delight at the reception he was receiving and he cracked a big smile before coming onto the pitch.
Interestingly, he was deployed in a number 10 role, rather than playing on the outside as he normally would have.
This was maybe a ploy by the gaffer to bring him into the game a little earlier, get him involved and speed up the dusting of the cobwebs process.
https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/1620896050654453761
Or, it may be where ten Hag sees the Englishman in his future plans, as the Dutchman continues to tinker and tweak with his new winning formula.
Goals from Anthony Martial and Fred saw Man United win 2-0 on the night - 5-0 in aggregate - and book an official place in the Carabao Cup final.
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