Alexis Sanchez is ready to make his home debut as Manchester United aim to bounce back from a damaging defeat at Tottenham Hotspur when struggling Huddersfield Town visit Old Trafford on Saturday.
However, midfielder Juan Mata believes Sanchez?s mere presence has helped raise the bar of what can be expected of United for the rest of the season.
“Alexis is a great player and I?m sure that he will help us a lot,” said Mata, who himself has been pushed further down the pecking order by the Chilean’s signing.
“His arrival is great news because a player of his level always raises the competition within the team and our competitiveness.”
United are set to be without Marouane Fellaini who was substituted against Spurs just eight minutes after he had come off the bench as a substitute.
Mourinho confirmed the Belgium midfielder has a knee ligament injury and joins defender Eric Bailly (ankle) and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (knee) on the sidelines.
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