Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer isn't writing off Alexis Sanchez.

United were ready to cut their losses on Sanchez, but his huge wages have proved an obstacle to any deal ahead of the European transfer deadline on September 2, despite interest from Italy.

"Alexis is such a professional and he comes in working every single day, really hard," said Solskjaer.

“He wants to be a part of this and of course, these stories he's been put in the reserves - of course he hasn't.

“He's part of our squad and he's a really good player. He's had three weeks now, so he's a few weeks behind the rest, but close to being part of it

“We don't have the biggest forward line in numbers, so Alexis might end up playing a lot more games than you expect, because we expect him to come good at this club - he's quality.

“We've had a behind closed doors game and he's training. He's doing a little bit extra and he'll be gradually integrated into more and more playing time.

“But we'll have more behind closed doors games, because with one game a week now it's hard to keep everyone ticking. We're arranging a few of them."