Alexis Sanchez branded Manchester United’s ‘Jack Rodwell’ as club urged to ‘pay off’ former Arsenal star

Sanchez was given a rare start in attack against Huddersfield by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, his first in 12 games, but he failed to take the chance to impress in the disappointing 1-1 draw, which ended the club’s hopes of Champions League football.

The 30-year-old Chilean did not even play the full match, limping off in the 54th minute to be replaced by Tahith Chong.

It has been a nightmare spell at United for the former Arsenal player, who moved to Old Trafford in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January 2018.

He has scored just three times in the Premier League, despite collecting wages of around £500,000-a-week.

In his Times column on Monday, Tony Cascarino said Sanchez has become a huge burden for United, likening his situation to Jack Rodwell’s at Sunderland.

Rodwell joined Sunderland from Manchester City for £10million in 2014 on a huge wage packet but endured a disastrous spell, which finally ended last year after he agreed to cancel his contract.

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