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Jadon Sancho‘s ‘disrespectful’ conflict with Erik ten Hag would never have happened under Sir Alex Ferguson, Dimitar Berbatov has claimed.
The £73million winger has been sent on loan to Borussia Dortmund having not played a game since August.
Ten Hag barred him from first-team training after the 23-year-old publicly branded him a liar for critiquing his training performances when explaining why he was excluded against Arsenal in September.
The Dutchman has extended an olive branch by insisting he can return to the fold so long as he apologises, but Berbatov feels it is hard for a manager without the unconquerable authority of Ferguson to deal with such a situation.
‘When you complain and make that public in the case of Sancho, you show a bit of disrespect towards the manager. Of course the manager will take a drastic decision and punish you in a way,’ Betfair ambassador Berbatov tells Mail Sport.
Jadon Sancho has disrespected Erik ten Hag but wouldn’t have done the same under Sir Alex Ferguson, Dimitar Berbatov has claimed
Ten Hag’s authority is weakened by the fact that he has only been in his job for 18 months, Berbatov explains
The Bulgarian icon spent four years at the club, playing 149 times under Ferguson
‘In the case of Ten Hag, one season in the managerial position of United, his authority is not going to be as the same Sir Alex, right?
‘So there is a difference. Because if Sir Alex was here still, Sancho, was he going to do what he’s done now? I don’t think so. He will never allow himself to do something like this.’
‘Ten Hag obviously like things to happen his way, and he showed that with the Ronaldo situation, so he obviously likes discipline.
‘And when Sancho has done something to offend maybe or not been part of that discipline, of course the manager is going to say something or maybe suspend you from the team.
‘With Sir Alex it was more easy for him to exert control over everything because it was…