Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has backed Alexis Sanchez to recapture the form displayed prior to his Manchester United misery, after the Chilean joins Inter Milan.
Sanchez, 30, has endured a torrid spell in Manchester since joining the Red Devils from Arsenal 18 months ago, netting three times in 32 appearances for the club.
That form has seen the winger fall down the pecking order at Old Trafford, with Ole Gunnar Solskjær opting for younger options instead. United will still have to pick up a large portion of the Chilean’s wage despite his loan move away from England.
And Guardiola, who managed Sanchez while the pair were at Barcelona, has defended his former player from criticism regarding his efforts for United.
The Manchester City manager told reporters, as reported by the Evening Standard: ‘Football players don’t depend on one player. You judge it was a failure for just Alexis, but there are many reasons.
‘They don’t play alone – it’s not tennis, it’s not golf. To play with 10 players against one system, against opponents, against many, many things that are involved in one player performing well in the team.
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