Gareth Southgate has insisted there are other players "ahead" of Jadon Sancho in the England pecking order at this moment in time... yet the stats suggest otherwise.
Southgate has dropped the 21-year-old for this month's friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast. "Jadon in the last few weeks his performances have improved but it is an area of the pitch where we have competition for places," added the manager.
But the stats disprove Southgate's analysis. Sancho has scored two goals and provided three assists in his last six Premier League games for Manchester United. Jack Grealish, who's been named in the squad, has been involved in just four league goals all season.
