sport news Manchester United: Jadon Sancho reveals reason behind shinpad celebration after ... trends now 'He asked me to wear them and I said no problem': Jadon Sancho reveals heartwarming reason behind shinpad celebration after the Man United winger scored in Europa League win against Sheriff Tiraspol Jadon Sancho has opened up on the background to his shinpad celebration The Manchester United winger scored the opener in a 2-0 win vs Sheriff Tiraspol And after netting, Sancho took off a single shinpad and held it up to the crowd He said a child gave him some shinpads and asked him to wear them on the pitch The 22-year-old took it off as a 'little gesture' to show that he was wearing them Click here for all the latest World Cup 2022 news and updates By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 23:08 BST, 15 September 2022 | Updated: 23:10 BST, 15 September 2022 Viewcomments Jadon Sancho has opened up on the reasons for his shinpad celebration after scoring in Manchester United's win on Thursday. The Red Devils winger scored the opener as Erik ten Hag's side eased past Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 in the Europa League at the Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau, Moldova, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the second from the penalty spot. And Sancho revealed the heartwarming background as to why he took off a single shinpad and held it up to the crowd after his goal. Jadon Sancho has opened up on his shinpad celebration after scoring against Sheriff Tiraspol The Manchester United star held up a single shinpad after netting in their 2-0 win on Thursday "He asked me to wear the shin pads and I said, no problem!""It's disappointing not to get the call up, hopefully I do for the World Cup"Jadon Sancho explains his shin pad celebration and responds to being left out the England squad.#UEL pic.twitter.com/7Ts53QvbiO — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 15, 2022 He said: 'Yeah, a little kid gave me some shinpads and asked me to wear them. 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.' A video on social media had showed Sancho's car mobbed by United fans and handed a pair of specially designed shin protectors with his face on them. Afterwards, the child's father said he would have to wear them in a match - and Sancho duly did. Red Devils forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the other from the penalty spot in Moldova The 22-year-old 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.' Despite being fully fit and in good goalscoring form, Sancho missed out on England's Nations League squad namedon Thursday by manager Gareth Southgate - the final squad named before the winter World Cup in Qatar. Sancho responded: 'Obviously it's disappointing not to get the call-up but again, I have to keep on working hard and hopefully I do get the call-up for the World Cup. I just have to focus on myself and carry on working hard.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility