London: Alexis Sanchez believes his failure to shine in a dismal 18 months at Manchester United before joining Inter Milan on loan was due to a lack of opportunities.
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The Chilean moved to Italy on a 10-month loan deal last week with United still paying a large chunk of his £400,000-a-week wages.
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Sanchez failed to live up to the expectations United had when signing him from Arsenal on a four-and-a-half year contract in January 2018, scoring just five times in 45 appearances for United.
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However, he started just 31 of 77 games the Red Devils played during his time there and played the full 90 minutes on just 13 occasions.
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“I’ve always said to my friends: I want to play,” Sanchez told the BBC.
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“If they would let me play I’ll do my best. Sometimes I’d play 60 minutes then I wouldn’t play the next game — and I didn’t know why.”
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