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Sancho says he is a 'scapegoat' in angry reaction to comments by Man United manager Erik ten Hag

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Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho.[Courtesy,Twitter]

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Jadon Sancho was dropped for the Premier League game at Arsenal on Sunday because of below-par displays in training, sparking an angry reaction from the winger in a social media post in which he claimed he was being made a "scapegoat."

The 23-year-old Sancho did not travel to north London for the match at Emirates Stadium, where two stoppage-time goals by Arsenal consigned United to a 3-1 loss.

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