Jadon Sancho claimed “some things never change” after providing an assist for Marco Reus in his first game back at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
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Winger frozen out at Old TraffordSet to see out season in GermanyAlready delivering more end productGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
The England international winger has retraced steps to Signal Iduna Park after finding himself frozen out by Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. He was thrown straight back in by Dortmund against Darmstadt, despite not playing a competitive game since the end of August 2023.
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Sancho was introduced off the bench by BVB boss Edin Terzic and made an immediate impact as he teed up Reus for Dortmund’s second of the game in a 3-0 win. He wasted no time in finding his feet alongside familiar faces, with end product delivered on debut.
WHAT SANCHO SAID
Sancho registered 50 goals and 64 assists during his first spell at Dortmund, with many of those efforts presented to Dortmund legend Reus. That partnership has picked up where it left off, with Sancho eager to point out that “some things never change bro”.
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There is no purchase option in Sancho’s loan deal, although Dortmund are open to the idea of discussing a permanent move if the 23-year-old thrives back in Germany. He left them for Manchester back in 2021 when a £75 million ($96m) transfer was put in place.