What Man Utd players told Alexis Sanchez to improve the form of Old Trafford

Ander Herrera said the Manchester United players remained convinced that Alexis Sanchez would be good at Old Trafford.

The 30-year-old signed for the Reds an exchange contract with Henrikh Mkhitaryan last January, but has not yet reproduced the form that he had shown in previous clubs, Barcelona and Arsenal .

Sanchez scored five goals in 37 appearances with United and had his first full season at the club due to hamstring problems.

The Chilean international, which has 124 caps, has scored just two goals in 19 games this season and is struggling to influence United's game in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain after coming into play for Jesse Lingard.

United's acting boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, admitted "I can not do anything against Alexis Sanchez" after United's 2-0 defeat, but Herrera is waiting for the striker to show up. the height of his red shirt.

"I have great expectations for Alexis because he is a fantastic player and a fantastic professional," said Herrera, 29, at BBC Sport.

"He wants to be important to the club and I'm sure it will be.The only thing we can tell him is that we all believe in his qualities, we know what he's at."

"We all know what he's capable of, and he'll do it, so you'll see him soon.

"I think he should be very calm because he has everything to be a leading player in this club and he will be."

Solskjaer oversaw 10 wins in 12 games in temporary load at Old Trafford, with PSG the only defeat to the rejuvenated Reds.

And Herrera says that United's recovery is a result of Solskjaer's ability to make the most of the players at his disposal.

"Mourinho has given me many things for which I will always be grateful and Ole has brought smiles," he said.

"He gets the best of the most talented players, he speaks personally, he goes one by one, he knows what the club was and he recalls [people] of [Sir Alex] Ferguson and it's a big step that he has already made.

"I hope it will continue to work a long time, because it is also a fantastic guy."

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