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Alexis Sanchez sends message to Manchester United fans ahead of his first game under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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Alexis Sanchez looks ready for his first game under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he closes in on his Manchester United return.

The Chile international has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since the end of November and has missed Uniteds last eight matches.

During that time, United took the decision to sack Jose Mourinho and appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager.

And the Norwegian has got off to a flying start with convincing victories over Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town.

United have scored eight goals in those two games and Sanchez will be eager to win back his place in the team with Solskjaer having a far more positive approach than Mourinho.

Alexis Sanchez struggled during his time with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United (Getty Images)

Sanchez is in contention to feature in Uniteds clash with Bournemouth on Sunday.

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And the 30-year-old has indicated that he is ready to return by posting a lengthy montage of his training footage on Instagram.

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Solskjaer, meanwhile, admits he has already been impressed with Sanchezs attitude.

Ive not had time to sit down and speak with him in that [much] detail, said the United manager.

We had a day off on Christmas Eve, on Christmas Day he was off but he was in training but hes eager to get back on the pitch, he is a workaholic it seems like.