Alexis Sanchez calls Manchester United his family following victory over Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez labelled Manchester United his family on Instagram in the aftermath of the sides 2-1 win over Arsenal.
The Chilean, who completed a controversial move from Arsenal to United in January, welcomed every one of his former team-mates to Old Trafford before kick-off and embraced Arsene Wenger.
Moments later, Sanchez was inches away from scoring as he struck the woodwork before Paul Pogba found the net from close-range to break the deadlock.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan came back to haunt his former club with an equaliser in the 51st minute as the Gunners looked set to share the points with Jose Mourinhos side.
However, Marouane Fellaini popped up at the death to score the winner with a powerful header past David Ospina.
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In an Instagram post following Uniteds victory, Sanchez said: Happy for the win.
But for next season, if we want to fight for the premier league and the champions and everything that comes, we must keep improving because we are the MANCHESTER UNITED ALL TOGETHER FAMILY
Mourinho reserved praise for Arsenal defenders Calum Chambers and Konstantinos Mavropanos after the match.
If it was a draw, it would be unfair, he told Sky Sports.
They did a good game, there was no pressure for them but they showed ability, quality. They defended well, the two young centre backs did very well.
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Of course we were the team who tried to win, had a few more chances… thats normal.
They did a positive game – we were a bit lucky.
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