Following a tough start to the season for both player and club, Robert Pires has insisted that Alexis Sanchez’s move to Manchester United in January was a mistake for the Chilean forward, with United’s number seven struggling for game time and goals.
Sanchez completed a move to Old Trafford in January which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan go in the opposite direction, but it was the Chile forward’s switch which generated the greater buzz and anticipation around the Premier League.
However, Sanchez has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho this season following a troubled start to life in Manchester, and Arsenal legend Pires told Chilean outlet El Mercurio, via Manchester Evening News: “Honestly, it surprised me.