Andy Cole is confident faltering Alexis Sanchez will eventually come good and show his true quality.
Signed to much fanfare from Arsenal 16 months ago, the 30-year-old has got nowhere near repaying the club's faith and his eye-watering pay packet.
Sanchez managed just two goals across 27 appearances in all competitions for Manchester United in 2018-19, leading to widespread talk of the club cutting their losses this summer.
Alexis Sanchez scored just twice across 27 appearances for Manchester United in 2018-19
Treble hero Cole knows all about finding the net at Old Trafford and is confident the Chilean will bounce back, even if the current situation reminds him of Fernando Torres' disappointing time at Chelsea after leaving Liverpool.
Asked if Sanchez will come good at United next season, the former striker said: 'That's the million dollar question because there's noises that he might not be there, whatever.
'Sanchez is a bit like the Torres thing. You know, when Torres left Liverpool and went to Chelsea, all of a sudden he wasn't the same individual and left everyone scratching their head.
'I think the situation with Sanchez now has got everyone scratching their head.
'For what he was at Arsenal and then coming to Manchester United, you turn and say, "well, where has it kind of gone wrong?" Because you can't become a bad player overnight. You cannot do it.
Sanchez has been hugely underwhelming since his much-spoken about move from Arsenal
'For some reason, I keep saying to myself he'll turn it around. He will turn it around.
'If it's at Manchester United we'll have to wait and see but you just can't become a bad player overnight because he has too many qualities.'
Sanchez's form may have been the most startling but he certainly was not alone in a season to forget.
The season-ending 2-0 home loss to relegated Cardiff
