JADON SANCHO has revealed the exact reason behind his shinpad celebration after scoring against FC Sheriff.
The 22-year-old winger – who was earlier left out of the England squad – gave Manchester United broke the deadlock in last night’s 2-0 Europa League victory.
Former Dortmund ace Sancho was perfectly picked out by Christian Eriksen on the edge of the area before he jinked past one defender and fired the ball in the bottom corner.
However, it was his actions after the goal that got supporters talking on social media.
As his teammates came to congratulate him, Sancho reached down to pull out one of his shinpads and then lifted it up to the sky.
Footage had emerged earlier this week of Sancho signing a matchday programme for a young fan after stopping in his car.
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As he handed it back to the kid, he then received a special gift.
The boy gave Sancho personalised shinpads that had the attacker’s face on as the lad’s parent told Sancho that he should wear them in his next game.
The United ace then gave the kid a high five and replied: “Of course I will.”
And when asked about the celebration after the game, Sancho said: “Yeah, a little kid gave me some shinpads and asked me to wear them.
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“I said ‘Yeah, no problem’ and that was a little gesture from me when I scored, showing him that I was wearing his shinpads that he gave me.”
Sancho added: “It was really important we got the win today.
“Obviously our last home game vs Real Sociedad was an upset and coming into this game we knew we had to get the three points today.”
He later posted a snap of his celebration on Instagram and tagged the youngster, who appears to be called Jacob, while captioning it with: “This is for you Young Legend.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
