Manchester United loanee Jadon Sancho claimed he understands people's criticism after a slow start back at Borussia Dortmund.

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• Sancho understands why people criticised him
• Scored his maiden goal against Werder Bremen
• Joined Dortmund from Man Utd on loan in January

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Sancho scored his first goal after coming back to Borussia Dortmund from Manchester United in the club's 2-1 win over Werder Bremen at the weekend. It took the winger nearly two months and 12 appearances across all competitions to find the back of the net.

  In between, Sancho was slammed by a section of the German media for failing to live up to expectations since his return to the Bundesliga. The England international claimed that the criticism was justified and that even he was getting frustrated with his poor run of form.

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• WHAT JADON SANCHO SAID

  Speaking to Dortmund's media team, Sancho said: "It felt really good. It took a while, but I stayed patient. I had a feeling this week that I was going to score. I stayed positive, even if my performance didn't always show it and I've disappointed some people a bit in recent weeks. I'm not entirely satisfied with the game in Bremen either; I could've played better and contributed more. But we got the three points; that's the most important thing."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl heaped praise on the English star after he finally got off the mark and blamed Manchester United and Erik ten Hag for his poor form, as he felt lack of game time in the first half of the season affected Sancho's performance.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR JADON SANCHO?

  The 23-year-old will be next seen in action in the Champions League as the Bundesliga giants face Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of their round of 16 clash.

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