‘I love you Auntie Jen’ – Jadon Sancho posts touching tribute after missing Man Utd clash with Brentford for funeral
MANCHESTER UNITED star Jadon Sancho has posted a touching tribute to his aunt after missing Wednesday's clash against Brentford due to personal reasons.
Red Devils interim boss Ralf Rangnick declared following the 3-1 win in the capital that the 21-year-old's absence from the team was because he was attending a funeral.
He remarked: "There was the funeral today, he asked me if he could (not play).
"It would not make sense for him to be part of the squad."
And now Sancho has taken to his Instagram story where he posted a love heart and dove emoji.
Captioning the post, the England international said: "I love you Auntie Jen."
It remains to be seen whether the ex-Borussia Dortmund winger will be involved in the squad to face West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Sancho is still adapting to life in the Premier League following his summer move, with the youngster chipping in with just one goal and no assists from 17 top-flight outings.
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And Rangnick has declared that the player is fighting a mental battle to live up to his hype and £73million price tag.
He admitted: “It's a different league, different competition, more physical. He’s playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world.
"It's also got to do with a lot of the things up here in his head.
"Whenever I see him train he's showing up and is one of the best players in the training sessions.
"Now it's about the transfer to when he's playing, showing the same kind of level and performance on the pitch.
“With those kind of players, with creative offensive players, it's all about confidence, being aware of how good they can be then showing it in front of 75,000 or 45,000 at Villa Park.
“Of course in the end he has to do that, he has to take that step again.
“In most training sessions, he is training at a very high level and now it's about letting that transfer on to the pitch in the league competitions, the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League, but he can do that.
“He has the ability to do that, there is no doubt about that. But now we have to develop him into that kind of player and see the same kind of performances that he has shown at Borussia Dortmund.”
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