The staggering earnings of Alexis Sanchez sitting on a bench of Man Utd revealed

Alexis Sanchez looked to make a good deal for Manchester United when they traded Henrikh Mkhitaryan against the Arsenal striker.

Of course, the Red Devils had to give him a gigantic contract, but that's only because they do not have to pay a transfer fee – which, at the time, given Sanchez's form, would have been more than 50 million pounds.

But the transfer of Sanchez was a bit of a disaster for all parties involved in the Chilean conflict, which prevented him from showing Manchester United fans what he can do.

The Old Trafford club would probably want to unload the striker this summer, but since he's 30 now and around £ 500,000 a week, there will not be a lot of clubs lining up to sign him.

It is fair to say that despite the absence of transfer fees, Sanchez is not profitable.

But all that Manchester United has asked the Chileans to sit on the bench will hurt their eyes.

According to some alarming statistics compiled by bwin, Sanchez has won more than any other Premier League player this season to just sit on the bench.

Statistics show that the striker pocketed £ 4,881,014 during this time, which equals 917 minutes on the bench, or £ 5,323 per minute.

For his part, Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool earned £ 4,648,207 while sitting on the bench, but for a combined total much bigger of 2353 minutes.

Riyad Mahrez and Nicholas Otamendi, Manchester City duos, round out the top four best paid bench drivers. The first earned £ 4,411,053 and the last £ 3,776,832.