Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has called for calm over Jadon Sancho's anti-climactic start to life at Old Trafford - and is confident he will learn from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani to improve as a player. The England winger has yet to score or create an assist since his big-money move from Dortmund in the summer.
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“He will be a top player and performances are going to come. We’ve got players here he can learn from and help him adapt.
“You’ve got Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani to learn from, in terms of their professionalism and how they conduct themselves.
“He also has his team mates – Marcus [Rashford], Jesse [Lingard] and Luke [Shaw] from the national team, so he’ll come good, we’ve got absolutely no worries.”
Meanwhile, Solskjaer has been left far from impressed with the fixture schedule, with United facing Everton less than 72 hours on from their European exploits.
Jadon Sancho has yet to show his best for Man Utd (Image: Getty)
"We've had no explanation, but it's TV, of course," he added. "There's no common sense at all.
“We had the same scenario last season when we were in Turkey and came back and played at Everton on Saturday lunchtime.
"Us and Chelsea both played on Wednesday and could have easily played on Sunday ,while City and Liverpool could have been on Saturday. Common sense might not be so common."