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'He was dead' – Favre explains Sancho benching in Dortmund draw

The English star has had a busy start to the season and was kept from his club's starting side on Saturday

Lucien Favre defended his decision to start Jadon Sancho on the bench in Borussia Dortmund's draw at Freiburg , saying the star attacker was "dead" and needed a break.

Sancho, 19, came off the bench just after the hour mark and set up a goal for Achraf Hakimi, but Manuel Akanji's own goal saw the teams draw 2-2.

England international Sancho is enjoying another stellar season, contributing three goals and five assists in seven Bundesliga games.