There is a lot of tension at Manchester United. The relationship between Erik Ten Hag and Sancho is going sour everyday. I don’t even expect the coach to be tendering apology to players who are at fault and are being punished. In Sancho’s case I think it is normal, these things happen in all clubs but what differentiates them is the approach to resolve these conflict by managers. I hope Erik Ten Hag finds a way to resolve this issues and for all parties to be happy in the end.
Erik ten Hag does a lot of great things, but the situation between him and Sancho is not supposed to be this bad. He should keep in mind that Sancho is the team's top player, and he should take that into account before acting. You would assume that I disliked Erik ten Hag if I claimed that he was to blame for Manchester United's terrible performance, therefore I won't make that claim. I'm not endorsing the player; I'm just speaking the truth as it comes to my mind. A player does need to be punished for misbehaving, but right now, when Manchester United's performance is poor, he should let all of the players to play.
Next time Chelsea are going to play against Fulham in an away game. After getting a critical win against Brighton in the EFL Cup I assume most people will be wondering if there would be another win coming in the Premier League as well. Fulham are also having difficult days recently. Their defense is even worse as they conceded more goals than Chelsea while scoring the same amount.
Chelsea couldn't beat Fulham in their last two head-to-head games in the league. It would be nice to see this streak being broken by Chelsea here. Jackson scored a goal against Brighton so maybe this would make some boost in his self-confidence level to perform much better against Fulham too. I think Chelsea will win by one goal gap.
I'd like to congratulate Chelsea on their recent victory over Brighton. I could tell from their performance yesterday that they were determined to win the game; however, defeating Brighton does not indicate that Chelsea has resumed their usual style of play because, as you know, when a game changes, anything can happen. Yesterday's game change for Chelsea was the reason they defeated Brighton, so Chelsea needs to play well going forward because the position they are in is critical.