While Manchester United’s swoop for Alexis Sanchez remains the Premier League’s biggest deal of the January transfer window, it’s not without its problems for manager Jose Mourinho.
On the one hand, he now has one of the deadliest forwards in Europe at his disposal. On the other, he must make room for him in a starting XI that is already filled with expensively-assembled talents.
With that in mind, we asked Manchester United fans earlier this week which player should come out of United’s usual XI to accommodate the Chile international from Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku.
And according to our poll, the vast majority of United fans believe the 5 foot 7 Spaniard should be sacrificed, suggesting they see Sanchez’s immediate future in the Red Devils’ first team on the right-hand side of the attack.
The statistics probably justify the thinking of the United faithful; while Mata is clearly a talented player, he’s found just three goals and three assists in the top flight so far this season.
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