Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has provided a positive fitness update as Manchester United prepare themselves to host Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. The interim manager confirms Alexis Sanchez could get some minutes in this match.
The Red Devils are on a roll as Solskjaer has inspired them to five back to back wins in the Premier League including a brilliant 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the last match.
The win over Spurs put United in a comfortable position as they are only separated from Arsenal by the goal difference. Should United go on and register their sixth win they will leapfrog the Gunners to move up to fifth place provided The North Londoners lose points.
Solskjaer said, “Alexis has trained all week, so hopefully he comes through the session today and will be available.
“He is a player who loves to play football, it doesn’t matter who you are, you want to play football. And he’s been hindered by injury. I know all about injuries and how frustrating that can be and how eager you are to get back.
”Maybe in the Reading game he should have told me at half-time, ‘I need to come off now’, because you know the 15-20 minutes he played in the second half, maybe that was too much for him. So that gave him a set back.
“So he’s chomping at the bit I have to say. He’s working hard in training and as I said to you before, his attitude in training has been fantastic. And he wants to play. So for me, I’m looking forward to seeing him, but I have loads of good players to choose from.”
“Chris and Marcos just started running lightly so they’re not fit yet. Felli is the long-term one who is out. He’ll be out for a few weeks.
“That’s sad because there’s X factors in different players and we all know Felli’s X Factor, but then again he’ll be working hard to get back for when all the big games are coming as well.”
