"Move to Saudi Arabia or expect to sit on bench" - Rio Ferdinand advise Jadon Sancho after being left out of Man Utd's defeat vs Arsenal

Sancho, according to Ferdinand, must either join a Saudi club or make do with a benching.

Jadon Sancho was benched by Manchester United for the remainder of the season after being dropped by Erik ten Hag for their 3-1 defeat to Arsenal, according to Rio Ferdinand.

'There's no way Jadon is putting out a statement like that if he hasn't in his own eyes performed well,' Ferdinand said on his Rio Presents Five YouTube channel.

'That's the difference as well. On his chart, Jadon [might think] - 'I've trained alright', but the manager might have a different standard. There's two ways this ends. There's only one window open now and that's Saudi. Or you're on the bench or not getting in the squad for the rest of the season.'

Despite Antony, Marcus Rashford, and Anthony Martial being chosen ahead of him in the starting lineup, United suffered a devastating setback in north London to secure their second defeat in their opening four games.

Explaining his reasons for leaving out Sancho, Ten Hag said: 'On his performance on training we didn't select him. You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United. You can make choices in the front line, so in this game, he wasn't selected.

Later, Sancho responded on social media, claiming that he had behaved "very well" throughout training and that he had been used as a "scapegoat for a long time."