<p>Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho said he had been unfairly made a "scapegoat" after his manager Erik ten Hag claimed he had been left out of the squad to face Arsenal on Sunday because of poor training performance.</p><p>Sancho was a surprise omission for United's dramatic 3-1 stoppage-time Premier League loss to Arsenal that dropped them to 11th in the table.</p>.City's Haaland, Spurs' Son score hat-tricks, Chelsea lose to Forest.<p>"On his performance on training we didn't select him," Ten Hag said, when asked about Sancho's absence from the travelling squad.</p><p>"You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United. You can make choices in the front line, so in this game he wasn't selected."</p><p>The 23-year-old Sancho wasted little time in responding in a lengthy post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.</p><p>"Please don't believe everything you read! I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue. I have conducted myself in training very well this week," Sancho wrote.</p><p>"I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won't go into. I've been a scapegoat for a long time, which isn't fair. All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to my team."</p>.<p>Sancho, who has played 58 league games since joining United in 2021, said he respects all decisions made by the coaching staff.</p><p>"I play with fantastic players and grateful to do so," he said. "Which I know every week is a challenge. I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what!"</p>
<p>Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho said he had been unfairly made a "scapegoat" after his manager Erik ten Hag claimed he had been left out of the squad to face Arsenal on Sunday because of poor training performance.</p><p>Sancho was a surprise omission for United's dramatic 3-1 stoppage-time Premier League loss to Arsenal that dropped them to 11th in the table.</p>.City's Haaland, Spurs' Son score hat-tricks, Chelsea lose to Forest.<p>"On his performance on training we didn't select him," Ten Hag said, when asked about Sancho's absence from the travelling squad.</p><p>"You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United. You can make choices in the front line, so in this game he wasn't selected."</p><p>The 23-year-old Sancho wasted little time in responding in a lengthy post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.</p><p>"Please don't believe everything you read! I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue. I have conducted myself in training very well this week," Sancho wrote.</p><p>"I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won't go into. I've been a scapegoat for a long time, which isn't fair. All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to my team."</p>.<p>Sancho, who has played 58 league games since joining United in 2021, said he respects all decisions made by the coaching staff.</p><p>"I play with fantastic players and grateful to do so," he said. "Which I know every week is a challenge. I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what!"</p>