Man Utd: Alexis Sanchez will 'prove you all wrong' - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Last updated on 28 January 2020.From the section Man Utd684

Alexis Sanchez will return from a loan spell in Italy and make a success of his Manchester United career, says the club's manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Chile forward Sanchez, 31, is set to return to United in the summer after a season with Inter Milan.

He left Old Trafford having scored five times in 45 games following a move from Arsenal in January 2018.

"Alexis will come back in the summer and prove you all wrong," said Solskjaer.

Man Utd forward Sanchez joins Inter Milan on loan

Sanchez, United's highest earner on about £400,000 a week, has said he doesn't "regret going there" despite struggling to make an impact.

Injuries have hampered his appearances at Inter, meaning he has played just seven times for the Serie A side this season and scored one goal.

Meanwhile, with United's attempt to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes this month stalling over the fee, Solskjaer has said doing deals in January is difficult.

"We've got players here we're working hard to get back as well and if there is something out there, then the club are pursuing that and looking at it," he said.

"Of course it is a difficult window. It always has been. The clubs don't want to lose their best players.

"I can't remember how many good ones we've brought in in January. Henrik (Larsson) was good, Nemanja (Vidic) and Patrice (Evra) were two good ones."

Man Utd need perfection against Man City

United play at Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday as they bid to overturn a 3-1 deficit.

"It has to be a perfect performance to win with two goals against such a good team away from home," said Solskjaer.

"For us it's not about away goals, we just need to score two more than them.

"If we concede two we need to score four so it would be good not to concede first because that makes it less difficult."

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Comment posted by Glad All Over - CPFC, at 11:51 28 Jan 2020
You’ve missed out the full context of this quote.

“Alexis Sanchez surely couldn’t get any worse, could he?”

“Alexis will come back and prove you all wrong!”
Comment posted by Bill_Smith, at 12:23 28 Jan 2020
"If we concede two we need to score four so it would be good not to concede first because that makes it less difficult."

Genius.
Comment posted by paul hirst, at 11:57 28 Jan 2020
Earning an obscene amount of money to be spent on a treatment table at Old Trafford. City turned him down when he and his agent were after the cash, Peps boys dodged a bullet
Comment posted by DaveP1982, at 12:03 28 Jan 2020
What on earth is Ole on about? If he was so good why let him go out on loan?! If he had the right attitude he would of course still be at United busting a gut to justify his ludicrous wages but instead he's conveniently injured most of the time while earning lottery wins each week. I doubt he'll ever change
Comment posted by tidybrown, at 12:06 28 Jan 2020
Scored 1 in 7? That is still a better return than the 1 in 9 for Utd. He's lost his mojo and can't be bothered - stupid signing and a spent player I think
Comment posted by User0584206867, at 11:54 28 Jan 2020
This is just hilarious. Snubbed by every player under the sun, nobody the BBC "links" on its mold toilet gossip page anywhere near interested.
Now begging for Sanchez return to give him another £350k pwk.
What a laughing stock
Comment posted by MantisProwler, at 12:03 28 Jan 2020
I'll admit I'm a City fan so I'm biased, but am I the only one who thinks Ole's constant harping on about that one game against PSG is getting a bit embarrassing?
Comment posted by U17739591, at 11:53 28 Jan 2020
Of course ole (the best manager in the universe) will transform Sanchez
oLe's aT tHe WhEeL!! Give him a new 10 year contract on behalf of all premier league teams. xD
Comment posted by Andy Kemp, at 11:52 28 Jan 2020
Are his puppies going to be ok with all this traveling between countries?
Comment posted by U17739591, at 11:57 28 Jan 2020
Dear Ole,

I hope what I keep reading in the press is correct that your job is safe. It will give you more time to inflict event more embarrassment on Man United next season.

Love every football fan
Comment posted by TimB, at 13:17 28 Jan 2020
To think this guy earns "about £400,000" every single week?! Truly un-flipping-believable.

6 goals and wages of £41.6 million since January 2018.

41.6 million reasons for not having any regrets joining United.

Wow...what a completely monumental and obscene waste of money.
Comment posted by Kloppleganger, at 12:44 28 Jan 2020
Pogba, JLinz, Sanchez - combined income of a small country with the combined output of a hairdryer trying to push the tide out.
Comment posted by Peter Griffin, at 13:04 28 Jan 2020
"Man United might not thank me, but get the contract out, put it on the table, let him sign it, let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there - given what he's done since he's come in - and let him sign the contract and go. Ole's at the wheel, man - he's doing his thing. Man United are back!"

Rio Ferdinand
Comment posted by Vox Populi, at 12:04 28 Jan 2020
Fighting talk from Solskjaer but the club should have had a recall clause in Sanchez' contract so he could have returned to Man Utd this January and 'proved us all wrong' now.

He is sitting on Inter's bench and getting 5-10 minutes at the end of games occasionally.

Not the best situation to rebuild confidence and form to turn things around and be a hit at Man Utd.

It all seems desperate.
Comment posted by Ftw009, at 11:51 28 Jan 2020
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Comment posted by footfall22, at 12:55 28 Jan 2020
OGS makes a comment at the weekend about sticking to a plan and your beliefs and then announces Sanchez will be welcomed back in the summer. You couldn't make it up.
Comment posted by JimmyC, at 12:58 28 Jan 2020
In a season that includes the David Moyes gem "winning, it's what I do", Ole has surely got himself back in at number 1 with this effort.
Comment posted by Tony, at 13:05 28 Jan 2020
What a hypocrite Ole is. He states Sanchez will prove YOU all wrong. Does that mean he will prove Ole wrong because he is the manager that shipped Sanchez out because he wasn't good enough. Now he is trying to make out it was others had their doubts and that he Ole always thought Sanchez was great?
Comment posted by Jose Tubb, at 11:48 28 Jan 2020
Ole's a bit of a dreamer isn't he,fact is the club isn't being run very well, another wasted season
Comment posted by Wellbred-19, at 12:24 28 Jan 2020
We aren't CHOOSING to take him back, he's a contracted player, we HAVE to take him back. Guess nobody else will want to loan him.

In that case, what do people expect Ole to say "Yea, were just as gutted to have that shower of s**t back as the fans are"

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