How will coach Ten Hag lift the spirits of Man Utd players when facing Burnley?

Coach Ten Hag said the problem is how MU plays against Burnley. No match is easy, certainly not easy for the Red Devils against Burnley.

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Coach Ten Hag still left out striker Jadon Sancho when Man Utd visited Burnley in the Premier League. (Source: Getty)

Despite Man Utd's poor results in their last five matches, coach Erik Ten Hag still left out striker Jadon Sancho for their trip to Burnley in the Premier League.

Speaking at a press conference before Burnley's away match at Turf Moor (2am September 24, Vietnam time) in round 6 of the Premier League, coach Erik Ten Hag confirmed that striker Jadon Sancho continues to be absent from Man Utd's squad.

"It depends on Sancho," Ten Hag said after confirming that Sancho had not yet trained with the rest of the squad. "For the rest of us, we are preparing for Burnley and that is our focus. He will not be in the squad."

Thus, the English striker had his name removed from the "Red Devils" squad for the second consecutive match after he dared to publicly criticize coach Ten Hag with a "letter of the heart" on social media in early September.

Jadon Sancho even refused to apologize to the Dutch strategist when the two sat down to discuss the incident.

Notably, according to TalkSPORT, coach Ten Hag's decision to remove Jadon Sancho's name made some Man Utd players feel dissatisfied as they believed the Dutch strategist was making a mistake by "exiling" the English striker.

Since Sancho was dropped, Man Utd have lost three consecutive matches, conceding 10 goals. In the last five matches, the "Red Devils" have also lost four matches and are in a poor position in both the Champions League and Premier League.

Previously, The Sun also revealed that four stars had a big argument in the dressing room after the home loss to Brighton, when Ten Hag decided not to put any wingers on the field.

Man Utd had 10 players absent due to injury in the defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on September 19, and coach Ten Hag is hoping some players will recover in time to play in round 6 of the Premier League.

"Harry Maguire, we will see him after training. Varane, Amrabat and Mason Mount have also returned to training. But it is not clear whether they can start or come off the bench or worse, they still cannot play," said coach Ten Hag.

Coach Ten Hag and his team are in dire need of a win against Burnley to lift the team's spirits.

"As always, it's about how we play against Burnley. No game is easy, certainly not against Burnley. We know how intense they are, we know their approach.

I like their approach, the adventure, the intensity and the dynamism in their game, so we have to play at our best," coach Ten Hag warned.