The most expensive touch ever? Alexis Sanchez only got on the ball ONCE in 12 minutes during Manchester United's defeat by Manchester City Alexis Sanchez had a new low in his Manchester United career on Wednesday In 12 minutes on the pitch against Manchester City, he touched the ball once One supporter joked that it was 'the most expensive touch ever' By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 08:52 BST, 25 April 2019 | Updated: 08:59 BST, 25 April 2019 1 Viewcomments Alexis Sanchez's time at Manchester United reached another low on Wednesday with a remarkably ineffectual substitute appearance against Manchester City. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer threw the attacker on for Matteo Darmian in the 83rd minute of United's 2-0 defeat by City. But Sanchez, according to his heatmap, only managed to touch the ball once in a total of 12 minutes on the pitch, including the five added on. Alexis Sanchez only touched the ball once in 12 minutes for Manchester United on Wednesday Sanchez's heatmap against Manchester City shown by Sportsmail's Match Zone feature Sanchez's solitary touch in the game shown by the touch map from the BBC United supporters were left dismayed as the standard of Sanchez's contribution made it out on to Twitter in the aftermath of their defeat. 'Most expensive touch ever?' one fan wrote, while another was left to rue the overall position of United. 'The state of this club,' they wrote, as the reality of the defeat sank in. Sanchez has endured a torrid time at Old Trafford since arriving from Arsenal in January 2018 on wages in the region of £450,000-a-week. It was another night to forget in what has been a torrid 18 months at United for Sanchez Sanchez was under scrutiny on social media after news emerged of his impact in the game Other supporters were dismayed at the overall position of the club after defeat by City He has only scored five times in all competitions since then, with three of those goals in the Premier League. United's defeat leaves them three points outside of fourth-place Chelsea with three games remaining. United host Chelsea at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility