Sancho at Man Utd: Right or left winger? Or a liberator for Fernandes?

One of Europe's longest-running transfer sagas has finally reached its conclusion, with Jadon Sancho completing a £73m move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United.

It was evident from Sancho's first season at Dortmund - after arriving from Manchester City in 2017 - that his incredibly-mature decision-making in the final third separated him from other teenage attacking talents.

Sancho may not be lightning quick, but the intelligence of his movement infield and runs in behind defences from wide left areas, combined with his excellent close-control dribbling, regularly gets him into goalscoring positions.

Rather than simply whipping crosses into areas, Sancho is more likely to try to pick out team-mates with cut-backs or balls into the box.

With the wing-backs providing the width in the system, he has learnt to drift into more central zones to create chances, particularly to utilise the blistering speed of Haaland's runs in behind defences.

Last season they constructed the joint second-lowest percentage of attacks down the right side, while having the third highest percentage down the left.

United's forwards and Bruno Fernandes, with his runs into the box from a number 10 role, are likely to benefit from the quality crosses and cut-backs that Sancho will provide from that side.

Deploying him there should also free up Greenwood to gain more experience in his natural position as a central striker, especially given the 34-year-old Edinson Cavani's playing load could need careful management - after he only started 13 Premier League games last season.

With Luke Shaw overlapping down that side, it could enhance Sancho's scoring threat by creating more space for him to cut inside.

Sancho's assists record could also relieve the burden on Fernandes to act as United's primary creator and allow the Portuguese to occupy more advanced areas - and perhaps score more than his nine non-penalty league goals last season.