Jadon Sancho has conceded that Erik ten Hag's tough-love approach in the wake of Manchester United's humiliating 4-0 defeat away at Brentford was required to turn things around.
The new Red Devils manager got off to a shaky start with two defeats from his opening two games but has since gone on to win the next three against Liverpool, Southampton and Leicester City respectively. Sancho has been key to that turnaround in form, notching two goals in three of the recent consecutive victories.
Following the dismal showing in West London two games in, Ten Hag reportedly demanded his troops run 13.8km the very next day. That distance is the amount Brentford out-ran their United counterparts on the day, a damning indictment of the visitors' performance.
