Jadon Sancho made his 29th Aston Villa appearance in the Europa League win at Lille
Jadon Sancho will be absent when Manchester United take on Aston Villa in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday.
That is no surprise.
Premier League rules prevent loan players appearing against their parent club, so Sancho is not allowed to be part of Unai Emery's squad for the trip to the north-west.
Yet, in another sense, it just extends a sequence neither Sancho nor United can look back on with any fondness. Not playing at Old Trafford has been a common occurrence for a player who joined United on a five-year contract in 2021.
