Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has called on his old club to show clarity over Jadon Sancho following his absence from the first-team squad.
Sancho has been on an individual training programme after Erik ten Hag declared that he was not in the right fitness state to go to the training camp in Spain over the World Cup break. The Englishman is currently taking time away from social media as he focuses on his family and football.
When asked following the victory over Burnley in the Carabao Cup if there were any updates on Sancho, Ten Hag simply replied: "No." But the winger has now returned to Carrington. Ferdinand now believes that this is the right time for United to be more open about the 22-year-old's condition.
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Speaking on his Vibe with Five YouTube channel, the 44-year-old said: "Jadon Sancho is an interesting one. He’s gone away and he’s doing personal training somewhere.
"I don’t know what’s happened or what’s behind all this. I don’t know what it is.
"Is he not fit or is it mental? What are they seeing at United? It would be nice to get that clarity.
"Listen, Jadon Sancho is a south London boy so I care about him and want him to do well. But he hasn’t hit the ground running at Manchester United, for whatever reason. I don’t know why."
Ferdinand added: "United actually need him right now, they need another player because the depth on the bench isn’t great. Sancho would add to that but he needs to come back and be the Sancho we saw at Dortmund, the Sancho that got people off their seats.
"I watched an old video of Sancho the other day and he was tearing it up against Barcelona at the Nou Camp. That’s the Sancho I expected to see at United.
"I wanted him to come to the Theatre of Dreams and say: ‘This is my home, I’m going to own this place’." Since moving to the Reds at the beginning of last season, Sancho has made 52 appearances for the Reds scoring eight goals and grabbing four assists.
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