'Fantastic' Sancho impact at Chelsea making Man Utd look foolish

Tom Weber

Updated: 21 Sept 2024 13:10 BST
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Jadon Sancho, Chelsea, Bournemouth, 2024-25 — © IMAGO

Jadon Sancho's impact at Chelsea has already been profound.

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The Manchester United outcast joined the Blues on Deadline Day of the summer window and his loan deal is expected to become permanent next year.

In just two games, Sancho has looked rejuvenated and Enzo Maresca has praised the 24-year-old's impact and discipline, which was allegedly a problem at Old Trafford.

The winger was a standout performer in his first 45 minutes as a Chelsea player against Bournemouth, notching the assist for Christopher Nkunku's game-winner.

“If a player comes and doesn’t look motivated or passionate, it’s a problem. Now a player comes and looks passionate and motivated, it’s a problem? It’s not a problem," Maresca said.

"It just shows his desire. I don’t think there was any kind of discipline problem in that game. Jadon showed what we expected from him. Not only in that 45 minutes, but also in the day-by-day, the way he is working, it’s fantastic. Hopefully, it can continue in that way.”

Sancho stars again

The former England international followed up on his Bournemouth showing with an instant impact against West Ham a week later. After just four minutes, he recorded his second assist in as many games, albeit he did not have to do much to get it.

Sancho played a one-two with Nicolas Jackson near the halfway line before the latter went on a brilliant run to score Chelsea's opener. While a flukey assist, it was an assist nonetheless and shows that the winger is having a real impact.

To put Sancho's two games at Chelsea into perspective, he has already provided more assists now than in his previous 12 games for Man Utd combined while he also already boasts the same amount of goal contributions as former Red Devils teammate Mason Mount, for example.

It would be foolish to read too much into two games, but Sancho is looking more and more like his Dortmund self rather than his Man Utd version.