The Chilean looks motivated for the upcoming season with Manchester United.
Manchester United beat AC Milan 9-8 on penalties after the third consecutive game of their US pre-season tour finished level after 90 minutes and fans were particularly impressed by Alexis Sanchez.
The Chilean opened the scoring for United, coolly converting Juan Mata’s clever flick-on in the 12th minute, and looked just as calm when he stroked his penalty past Pepe Reina in the shootout.
Having joined up with the side late due to issues with his US visa, the 29-year-old has not wasted any time and has been United’s best performer so far.
With Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard all missing the tour because of the World Cup, and Anthony Martial having returned home due to personal reasons, Sanchez is the only senior striker currently available to Jose Mourinho and he seems more than comfortable with the role.
The ex-Arsenal forward has had an underwhelming start to his career at Old Trafford, grabbing just three goals and five assists since he joined in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January.
Following the first summer in five years in which he has not played in an international tournament, the forward looks like he is raring to go ahead of his first full season at the club and some United fans were excited by his performance:
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