Sancho officially returned to Die Schwarzgelben on January 11 with a loan move sanctioned by United. The 24-year-old is "loved" in Dortmund and he, in turn, "loves it there". It was the ideal landing ground for a player whose confidence was low as his fitness levels after four months in exile at Carrington. And this positivity off the pitch evidently helps Sancho to play more effectively on it.