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Leny Yoro Makes Debut And Jadon Sancho Returns In Manchester United Victory Over Rangers
Leny Yoro made his debut for Manchester United after completing a £52 million transfer from Lille, while Jadon Sancho marked the end of his exile during Saturday’s 2-0 friendly win against Rangers.
Yoro and Sancho were the headline acts at Murrayfield in Edinburgh as they played the first 45 minutes of United’s latest warm-up ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
Amad Diallo and Joe Hugill both scored to ensure a victory for United over Rangers.
Only 48 hours after Manchester United invested in Yoro, the promising French defender found himself in action alongside Jonny Evans, who is twice his age, in the center of defense.
The United supporters among a crowd of 56,574 at the home of Scottish rugby also got a glimpse of Sancho for the first time since his row with Ten Hag last season.
The 24-year-old spent the second half of last term on loan at Borussia Dortmund helping them reach the Champions League final after claiming on social media that he had been made a “scapegoat” by Ten Hag when he was dropped for a game at Arsenal.
This marked Sancho’s first appearance for United since he came off the bench during a victory against Nottingham Forest last August.
Along with several other United stars, Dutch striker, Joshua Zirkzee, recently signed from Bologna, was unavailable as he rests after Euro 2024.
Andre Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, and Mason Mount played for United alongside Diallo, who spent a loan period at Rangers two years ago.
Diallo broke the deadlock in the 39th minute when he cut in from the right wing and fired a low shot beyond Jack Butland from just inside the area.
Ten Hag, whose team begins the Premier League season against Fulham at Old Trafford on August 16, made a complete change of his outfield lineup at the start of the second half.
Jack Fletcher, the 17-year-old son of United coach and former Scotland captain Darren Fletcher, and Will Fish were among a relatively inexperienced batch of players entering the fray.
Hugill, 20, sealed United’s victory with an emphatic 70th-minute strike via the underside of the crossbar.
