Last month United manager Erik ten Hag said the winger was "not in the right status or fitness state" having done an individual fitness programme in the Netherlands rather than travel to the squad's winter camp to Spain. Ten Hag said patience was paramount with Sancho, who resumed group training last Tuesday having returned to Carrington earlier in January and could be involved against Reading this weekend. "He is training with the team and we will see," the United boss said of the 22-year-old, who last played in October's 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
Ince manages Reading at Old Trafford in the FA Cup on Saturday having left behind a mixed legacy at United during Alex Fergusonâs early glories
The 51-year-old has previous Championship experience as manager of Nottingham Forest, who he led to a seventh-placed finish in the 2019-20 season as they narrowly missed out on a play-off place on the final day of the season before he was sacked during the following campaign. Ex-Cardiff defender Sol Bamba will also return to South Wales as a first-team coach as part of Lamouchi's backroom staff, having played under the Frenchman at international level for Ivory Coast.