Jose Mourinho said Monday it would be “great” if Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez became a Manchester United player as Manchester City’s interest in the Chilean reportedly came to an end. Mourinho, speaking after second-placed United had reduced Premier League table-toppers City’s lead to 12 points, was wary when it was suggested to him that Sanchez was on his way to Old Trafford. “No news on Alexis Sanchez, he is an Arsenal player,” he told the BBC. “If he stays it’s great for Arsenal, if he comes to us, great for us, if he goes to another club, great for them.”The United manager, in a subsequent interview with Sky Sports, was coy when asked if United were now in pole position to sign Sanchez. It certainly looked as if the Armenian was on his way out of Old Trafford after he failed to even make the bench against Stoke.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2018 10:07 UTC