Jadon Sancho's revival at Borussia Dortmund shows how setting is everything after Manchester United disaster
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The English attacker is back at his best in Germany, producing numbers we haven't seen since Lionel Messi in 2008
Twelve dribbles later and the possibilities for Jadon Sancho seem endless. A return to his hometown for the Champions League final? More likely than possible if he and Borussia Dortmund repeat their impressive performance from Wednesday's first-leg win over Paris Saint-Germain, 1-0. An extended stay in Germany into the summer, encompassing the European Championships? You're getting 26-man squads now Gareth, time to take a flyer. A fresh start for the young man who was at the vanguard of England's explosion of talent? It seems more real now than at any stage since he entered the vortex of talent desecration that is Manchester United.
Usually when players return to their old stomping ground looking to kickstart a stalled career it tends to be a move that only heightens the realization that they can't get back to where they were. Maybe they've lost their burst, perhaps the drive to prove themselves is not what it was or they simply don't fit in the game as it is played anymore. That was what made Sancho's evisceration of Nuno Mendes so thrilling. It was as if Edin Terzic had popped back through a rip in the space-time continuum at the Westfalenstadion and returned with Sancho Mk.1, 2020 build.
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