Sanchez to start for Man United – Mourinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho confirmed Alexis Sanchez would start ahead of Anthony Martial.
Published : Sep 22, 2018 07:42 IST
Alexis Sanchez will start in place of Anthony Martial for Manchester United against Wolves on Saturday, manager Jose Mourinho confirmed.
Martial scored in United's 3-0 win over Young Boys in the Champions League on Wednesday, but the France international will have to settle for a place on the bench against Wolves.
Mourinho confirmed Sanchez – left on the bench in Bern and without a goal in four games this season – would return on Saturday.
"Sanchez plays tomorrow," the Portuguese tactician told UK newspapers on Friday.
"Because Martial played 90 minutes [against Young Boys] and Sanchez played zero."
United has claimed three straight wins after a slow start to the season, but still sits eighth in the Premier League.
Mourinho believes his team will be better this campaign than it was last, when it finished a distant second to Manchester City.
"I am not saying we are going to have more points than last season because last season we collected a very acceptable level of points," he said.
"I think we are going to be a better team. We are going to play better than we did but I think it's going to be a very difficult season. Not just for us, also for the others."