In Gareth Southgate’s own words, Jadon Sancho did not deserve an England call-up for last October’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary and yet the manager selected him regardless.
Sancho was enduring a difficult time at Manchester United after his £73m transfer from Borussia Dortmund and, given his form, he ought not to have been included. But Southgate had invested in the winger, who he believes can get to the very top, and he decided “for him to feel we have belief in him at this point is a good message”.
