Struggling Manchester United star Alexis Sanchez has admitted he is running out of time to resurrect his career at Old Trafford after losing confidence under previous manager Jose Mourinho.
Sanchez, understood to be the highest-paid player in the Premier League on £350,000-a-week, has a golden opportunity to shine against Chelsea and Liverpool this week because of injuries to Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard.
And the 30-year-old Chilean is aware he has to deliver. ‘I think a player like me has to show it right now. There is no time (to lose), nothing,’ said Sanchez, who has started just 18 league games for United since joining from Arsenal at the start of last year.
Struggling Manchester United star Alexis Sanchez has admitted he is running out of time
‘It worries me. I believe in what I am because it’s game over for a footballer who no longer believes in his ability but at the same time I’m hard on myself too.
‘I want to play. I want to get at defenders. I am used to playing and have had to adapt to playing 20 minutes and training at home to be physically right. I have to do it myself and be professional.’
Sanchez has been hit by injuries and a loss of form since making world headlines by choosing United over Manchester City last season.
His worrying dip started under Jose Mourinho, for whom he scored only four goals in 12 months and was sometimes left out the team.
Sanchez is understood to be the highest-paid player in the league on £350,000-a-week
But he said: ‘In my opinion, Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world, in the way he coaches and studies videos. But then, within the group, there was that feeling that you were in the team then out.
‘Sometimes I didn’t play, then I did, then I didn’t, and as a player you lose confidence. Each player lost their confidence and then an atmosphere was created that wasn’t healthy.
‘I’ve
