Jadon Sancho offered a warm goodbye to his Chelsea teammates, staff and fans after returning to Manchester United, although multiple reports claim he won’t be hanging around at Old Trafford for long.

Sancho fell short of establishing himself as a no-brainer for Chelsea to sign permanently, and particularly on anything approaching his United salary. But he ends this short stint back in London with his reputation improved and with a winners’ medal in his pocket. There will be no bad feeling.

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