Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Sancho to start? Two years ago, United won their opening fixture by four goals and made one change for their next match, with a right winger coming into the XI.
History could repeat itself today. Daniel James was the poorest performer against Leeds and Jadon Sancho's introduction would have been sooner had Leeds remained level for longer than four minutes.
Sancho eventually debuted and he started in the midweek friendly with Burnley at Old Trafford, warm-up acts to the possible main event at Southampton. Varane on the bench? It is not often Victor Lindelof outperforms Harry Maguire but that was the case in the Leeds
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