"Man U needs to sign a better right back to get Jadon Sancho best performance" - Paul Scholes advised Erik Den Hag

Erik ten Hag, according to Paul Scholes, has to "find a better right-back" this year in order to maximize the performance of Jadon Sancho.

Sancho elected to take a vacation from football when worries about his wellness surfaced. Sancho, who transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United in 2021 for £73 million, missed the beginning of the season.

The 21-year-old has played 24 times this season and seems to be one of United's most talented young players. Since returning from that break, he has scored twice in five league games, and he has established himself as a regular starter in Ten Hag's starting eleven.

But Scholes thinks the winger still has more to offer and that he needs better players to surround him.

When questioned by BT Sport whether Sancho had contributed enough this year, the former Manchester United midfielder responded as follows:

‘Not yet I don’t think, I still think there’s a lot more to come from him.

‘He obviously had his issues and problems that the manager dealt with, he came back and scored a couple of goals

‘I still think there’s a player in there, he just needs the right players around him.'

In 2017, Sancho secured a transfer to Borussia Dortmund, where he amassed an incredible 50 goals and 64 assists in 137 appearances.

Scholes thinks Man United need more outstanding players around Sancho to get the most out of the young winger. At the time, Sancho had a number of fantastic players around him, including players like Achraf Hakimi and Erling Haaland.

‘Remember at Dortmund before, he had a flying right-back going on all the time, which really helped him because he’s not a quick player, he’s more of a skilful player who wants to play football, he wants to play with his centre-forward and right-back.

‘If United can possibly find a better right-back it might make him a different proposition.’

After a period of injury that kept him out earlier this season, Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been chosen over Diogo Dalot at the right-back position this season, despite the fact that there is presently a lot of contention for spots in United's starting eleven.

Sancho will have further difficulty breaking into the Red Devils' front line as players like Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, and Facundo Pellistri compete for a position in Ten Hag's assault.