The downfall of Jadon Sancho – English football's lost talent back at Manchester United hoping to resurrect career
There may be just about time left for Jadon Sancho to salvage his career at the top, but in a game that moves as quickly as this, it will have to come soon for the one-time great hope of English football.
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