Ten Hag retains faith in Sancho at United
Jadon Sancho retains the faith of Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag despite his penalty miss in the Community Shield defeat to Manchester City.
United was on course to win a third piece of silverware under Ten Hag when Alejandro Garnacho gave it an 82nd-minute lead at Wembley Stadium.
However, Bernardo Silva's 89th-minute header took the game to penalties, and both Sancho and Jonny Evans failed to convert from the spot as City triumphed 7-6.
Sancho spent the second half of last season on loan at former club Borussia Dortmund after a public falling out with Ten Hag, who accused the winger of being a poor trainer in the aftermath of a defeat to Arsenal last September.
Ten Hag said he had drawn a line under the incident after Sancho rejoined the United squad for pre-season training last month, and his penalty, which was pushed onto the post by Ederson, will not impact his boss's thinking.
"I had no doubts about him," Ten Hag said of Sancho after the defeat.
"He's a very good penalty taker and today he missed, but that's part of the game. I am sure in the future he will take penalties."
United has now been the Community Shield runner-up on 10 occasions, more than any other club.
The Red Devils won the trophy most recently under Jose Mourinho in 2016, beating then-Premier League champion Leicester City 2-1 with goals from Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
