“If a player like Jadon Sancho Was on the team, Man Utd Would Have won the game”- said Paul Scholes after Sevilla disappointment

Manchester United’s former midfielder, Paul Scholes, identified a key missing element as they were eliminated out of Europa League on Sunday and tipped Jadon Sancho for a Manchester United move after the Red Devils crashed out of Europa League against Sevilla on Sunday evening.

Manchester United had plenty of chances but scored only from the spot through Bruno Fernandes, losing 2-1 to the Liga side in the Europa League semi-final. Scoring from the penalty spot has now become a main theme of Man Utd’s campaign, with the club earning 22 penalties in 2019-20 – the most a team has had in Europe’s top five leagues since Barcelona won 24 in 2014-15.

Inspite of having a lot of opportunities, below par finishing and an inspiring performance from Sevilla goalkeeper Bono managed to keep Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men at bay. This result means Man Utd finish without a major trophy for the third season in a row – their longest run without a trophy since four consecutive seasons without a major trophy between 1985 and 1989 which has led Paul Scholes to call on his former side to spend big in the off-season to get a hand at the Dortmund star, Jadon Sancho, who seems to be the major target.

Paul Scholes said in an interview with BT Sport:

“If they want to win trophies, they’ve got to start spending the money,” Scholes said on BT Sport. “They’ve created chances tonight but if Sancho’s in that team they’d have scored.”

Whether Sancho will be in the team or not is still up for debate, despite Dortmund insisting their star man will not be leaving this summer.

Michael Zorc on an interview told the reporters: On Monday, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc insisted that United’s hopes of signing Sancho were over.

“Jadon Sancho will play with us next season,” he told reporters. “The decision is final. I think that answers all the questions.

However, Man Utd are refusing to give up in their pursuit of Jadon Sancho despite Dortmund holding out for a fee of €120 million (£108m/$142m) for the England star.

Paul Scholes not happy with Manchester United’s Defending:

Scholes did not limit his criticism on Sunday just to United’s front three, but also said that the club’s defending wasn’t upto the mark—especially on Sevilla’s second-half winner through Luuk de Jong.

“The defensive part of that goal was shocking,” Scholes added. “Surely [Victor] Lindelof as a centre-back, he’s got to be looking at the centre forward. His body shape is all wrong.”

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