Manchester United technical director Dan Ashworth says they could afford to offload Jadon Sancho to Chelsea last Friday.
Sancho has left United for Chelsea on-loan for the remainder of the season.
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Explaining the decision, Ashworth said: "We felt we had enough depth in that particular position to be able to cover it.
"We have four really good wide players; Jadon was the fifth, and that allowed us to make that decision."
On working with manager Erik ten Hag, Ashworth also stated: "I have really enjoyed working with Erik over the last eight weeks. I see that my job is to support him in every way possible to fully concentrate on the training pitch and the tactical game plan to ensure the team's success."