Alexis Sanchez has proved to be a highly popular signing in his first few weeks at Manchester United, with the club confirming he has set a new record for shirt sales and social media interactions. Alexis Sanchez has proved to be a highly popular signing in his first few weeks at Manchester United, with the club confirming he has set a new record for shirt sales and social media interactions. "Alexis Sanchez has set a new January signing record in terms of shirt sales - three times that previous record," declared Woodward. Woodward was happy to state that he expects the Premier League rights to continue growing however, declaring: "Reports of the death of live sport are greatly exaggerated. "I've just come from a Premier League meeting where research shows that the league's global cumulative audience has increased nine per cent year-on-year, with particularly strong increases in Asia and North America."

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2018 17:26 UTC