Man United: 'There's no point' in Sancho transferring says pundit
Jadon Sancho would find it "easier" getting regular game time at Manchester United than at Liverpool, says former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley. Sancho is a target of some of Europe's top clubs after another fine campaign in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund. The England international has scored 14 goals and assisted 15 in the league so far this season.
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"If he leaves Dortmund, where he's getting game time and he's doing particularly well, say he goes to Liverpool, he's going to have to fight for his place in the team," Burley told ESPN FC.
"Maybe if he goes to Manchester United it would be a little bit easier."
Sancho's former Dortmund team-mate Christian Pulisic was also a subject of discussion.
Pulisic has had a mixed first season at Chelsea, where he initially struggled to get a place under Frank Lampard and then suffered an injury when starting to earn a regular spot.
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Burley does not think Pulisic should worry about Chelsea replacing him though and says he must fight for his place like he did when he was at Dortmund with Sancho.
Burley added: "[Chelsea are] unlikely to go for another wide/playmaker because they've got a bunch of them, including Pulisic. So that's less of a concern.
"There are other areas of the pitch they might look to strengthen - midfield, striker, maybe another centre-half.
"They've got enough playmakers in my opinion. [Pulisic has] got a job on his hands like everybody else.
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"He faced the same thing at [Borussia] Dortmund before he left because he had [Jadon] Sancho and [Jacob] Bruun Larsen who'd ousted him from the team.
"It's not new for Christian Pulisic to be fighting for your place, that doesn't mean you're a bad player overnight.
"Yes it's a concern when you're not playing but I do think he showed enough and showed enough to Frank Lampard in the period that he was there that he's going to be a big part of the Chelsea plans going forward."