Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus has credited the impact of “street footballer” Jadon Sancho in helping ignite a sense of euphoria at the club after the English youngster starred in Wednesday’s 3-0 win against Monaco in the Champions League.
Lucien Favre’s team sit top of their group with two wins from two and lead the Bundesliga table after six games, a point clear of faltering champions Bayern Munich, after making an unbeaten start to the season.
And club skipper Reus believes Sancho - who has been handed a maiden call-up to the senior England squad to go with his new contract - and Jacob Bruun Larson, the 20 year-old Danish winger who returned to Dortmund in July after spending last season on loan at Stuttgart, can help mount the team’s first sustained title challenge since they last won the league under Jurgen Klopp in 2012.