Wayne Rooney believes the Chilean can help inspire the Red Devils, who have not won the Premier League since 2012-13.
Alexis Sanchez is the perfect player for Manchester United, according to former captain Wayne Rooney, who believes the Chile star can bring out the best in team-mate Romelu Lukaku.
Sanchez swapped Arsenal for rivals United during the January transfer window and scored on his Premier League debut in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town.
United’s all-time leading goalscorer Rooney — now back playing for boyhood club Everton — believes Sanchez can help inspire the Red Devils, who have not won the title since Alex Ferguson’s final season in 2012-13.
“For me, he’s the perfect player for Manchester United. He’s got aggression, he’s got passion, desire and you can see he’s a winner,” Rooney told Sky Sports.
“They are the players you want, almost like when [Carlos] Tevez joined United [from West Ham in 2007].
“Them players lift the other players and get an extra 10 per cent of the players around him. I think Alexis Sanchez will do that.”
“I think that’s what Manchester United have lacked, players around Lukaku who are going to push Lukaku on as well and try help him get a bit more freedom and score more goals,” Rooney added.
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