Alexis Sanchez has started only two games for Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the manager has backed him to come good.
Ever since the Chilean moved to Old Trafford about a year ago, he has only scored 3 goals, a pale comparison to when he was at Arsenal.
But now that he’s over his injury problems, the Norwegian coach has said he will hit new heights.
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“He’s got high standards himself that you demand from yourself,” Solskjaer told reporters. “When it doesn’t work for you, as it clearly hasn’t and he’s had some injuries, then it’s difficult to suddenly click and put that confidence on.
“So [we’ve had] individual chats but, of course, it’s a fresh start for him with me and Mike [Phelan] coming in – it’s a new lease of life for him maybe. Hopefully we can see the best of him because he’s a top, top player.”
“We’ve had the issue with his injury – that’s been the problem here now,” Solskjaer continued. “So he’s not really had a chance to prove himself or show what he can do and it will still take time before we can fairly say that Alexis is 100 per cent fit and he’s had many games on the run. Then we expect to see the best level that he can perform to.”
Manchester United are currently 6th on the table, 3 points behind 5th placed Arsenal, but they could catch up to the Gunners if they win their game against Tottenham today.