The Chilean has struggled to justify his huge salary since joining from Arsenal last year and not even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been able to lift him
Alexis Sanchez’s head went down, his expression was pained, his mind clearly busy.
Off came the gloves along with the tape wrapped around his left wrist, and his furrowed brow was given a quick wipe before he exchanged pleasantries with Anthony Martial and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and headed for the Manchester United bench.
It is becoming an increasingly familiar scene to witness. Sanchez with a frown rather than a big infectious smile has simply become the way of things since he swapped Arsenal for United in January 2018, and there was nothing to come out of Sunday’s 1-0 win at Leicester which suggested the catalyst for change is any closer to being found.