Get the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free A few eyebrows were raised ahead of kick-off when Manchester United target Jadon Sancho was left out of the squad altogether, with no news of injury or poor fitness behind his omission.
Instead it was perhaps a timely reminder of his current stock in world football, still an exceptional talent, but more so as a luxury addition to a squad rather than as a key player from the start.
Given the fee being demanded by Borussia Dortmund it is clear Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will need to make good use of Sancho if he does sign, though his arrival might not be the seismic shift some supporters are anticipating.
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