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Alexis Sanchez has his Manchester United debut at Yeovil Town as the Reds cruise into 5th Round of the FA Cup

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YEOVIL TOWN 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 4

Jose Mourinho had even more to celebrate this week with an FA Cup victory over Yeovil Town in a week in which he turned 55, signed a new contract extension with Manchester United, snatched Alexis Sanchez from rivals Manchester City, and watched the Chilean lay on the ball that saw Marcus Rashford score after hesitation in the Yeovil defence shortly before the break.

Ander Herrera fired home the second just after the hour and although Juan Mata had a late effort disallowed for offside, Jesse Lingard hit a third a minute from time before Romelu Lukaku’s injury time tap-in completed the rout against their exhausted hosts.

Alexis Sanchez transfer to Manchester United finally confirmed

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Alexis Sanchez has finally been unveiled as a Manchester United player after an intensely followed transfer saga that ended with a swap deal which took Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the Emirates.

Sanchez has signed a four and a half year deal with the Reds until the summer of 2022 while Mkhitaryan, who scored 13 times in 63 appearances for United.

Sanchez will take on the iconic number 7 shirt at United and he could make his Reds debut at Yeovil in the FA Cup this Friday.

Refreshed Manchester United beat struggling Stoke City on night when talk was rife of Alexis Sanchez move to Old Trafford

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MAN UNITED 3, STOKE CITY 0

Jose Mourinho spoke about the mid-season break in Dubai as a time for Manchester United to “refresh and refocus”.

And that certainly looked the case as the Reds brushed past relegation-threatened Stoke City at Old Trafford.

Goals from Antonio Valencia, Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku cut Manchester City’s advantage at the top of the table from 15 to 12 points.

And with Alexis Sanchez’ imminent arrival from Arsenal, United’s manager will have extra firepower to call upon as they attempt to make further inroads into City’s seemingly unassailable lead.