Ole Gunnar Solskjaer backs Alexis Sanchez to succeed at Old Trafford

Reports were ripe that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been unimpressed by Alexis Sanchez’s lack of form and as a result he had been banished to train with United’s reserves. The Chilean has been heavily linked with a move away, with Serie A sides AS Roma, Inter Milan and Juventus all keen on a move.

However, the United boss has quashed those claims, going on to say, “Alexis is such a professional and he comes in working every single day really hard and he wants to be a part of this. There are these stories he’s been put in the reserves – of course he hasn’t, he’s part of our squad and he is a really good player," Solskjaer said, reported BBC.

“He has had three weeks now, so he’s a few weeks behind the rest but close to being part of it. We don’t have the biggest forward line in numbers so Alexis might end up playing a lot more games than you expect and we expect him to come good at this club, he’s quality.”

Sanchez suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Chile in last month’s Copa America, ruling him out of the Red Devil’s pre-season fixtures and the opening Premier League clash against rivals Chelsea.