{"id":1104574,"date":"2019-09-03T18:09:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1104574"},"modified":"2019-09-03T18:09:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:09:13","slug":"alexis-sanchez-in-the-dark-man-utd-game-time","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/alexis-sanchez-in-the-dark-man-utd-game-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexis Sanchez: I was left in the dark about lack of Man Utd game time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alexis Sanchez says he doesn&#8217;t regret joining Manchester United but was frustrated by a lack of playing time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Chilean forward recently secured a season-long loan move to Inter Milan from Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7354781-emery-must-resist-his-crystal-palace-tribute-act-to-punish-unsettled-spurs<\/p>\n<p>He initially moved to the record 20-time English champions from Arsenal in January 2018 with Henrikh Mkhitaryan going the other way.<\/p>\n<p>At the time Sanchez&#8217;s transfer was seen as a coup for the Red Devils who reportedly beat off competition from rivals Manchester City for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>However, it didn&#8217;t prove to be a productive purchase with Sanchez failing to secure a regular starting berth and subsequently began to see a decline in performance.<\/p>\n<p>A change of scenery could do Sanchez the world of good, and in retrospect, he says he wouldn&#8217;t have changed anything, but felt in the lurch regarding playing time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Beat Spurs or Man United? 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Sometimes I&#8217;d play 60 minutes then I wouldn&#8217;t play the next game &#8211; and I didn&#8217;t know why.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sanchez&#8217;s plight at Old Trafford: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexis Sanchez joined Man Utd from Arsenal in January 2018.<\/li>\n<li>He would go on to make 45 appearances for the club, registering five goals and nine assists.<\/li>\n<li>Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was content to see him remain at Old Trafford.<\/li>\n<li>Sanchez, though, moved to Inter Milan on a season-long loan.<\/li>\n<li>He was an unused substitute in their recent 2-1 win at Cagliari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexis Sanchez says he doesn&#8217;t regret joining Manchester United but was frustrated by a lack of playing time. 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