Life is about to change for Manchester United’s attacking talent when at last Alexis Sanchez arrives at Old Trafford to share goalscoring responsibilities, but in the meantime they delivered their manager Jose Mourinho a crucial third consecutive win at one of the Premier League’s most hostile outposts.
This was Turf Moor in full cry, with Sean Dyche berating the officials and goalkeeper Nick Pope dispatched into the away team’s penalty area for the last corner of the game to test United’s nerve one final time as they defended a lead given to them by Anthony Martial. United are buying Sanchez to make days like these a little easier, but it should also be noted that in their four games of 2018, United are yet to concede a goal to anyone.
Afterwards, Mourinho said that Sanchez’s arrival was “so close, so close, so close” and he may well even be in the side to play Yeovil Town in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday or, failing that, away to Tottenham Hotspur the following Wednesday. For Martial, as well as Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford, there will be a powerful new attacking force in the side and it may well mean that standards are raised all round.
Not that there was much wrong with United at Turf Moor after a first half in which they were corralled by Burnley. They struck nine minutes after the break when the centre-halves Ben Mee and James Tarkowski allowed Lukaku to break through in the middle of the pitch. Dyche’s two centre-halves did little else wrong all game but Lukaku switched the ball left to Martial and his finish, wrong-footing Pope, was the game’s moment of defining quality.
Jakarta - Manajer Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, mengindikasikan, striker Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez, telah merampungkan proses transfer dan akan tiba di Old Trafford. Namun, Mourinho mengaku belum dapat mengonfirmasi kapan klub akan mengeluarkan pernyataan resmi.
"Jika Anda menanyakan kepada saya apakah saya berpikir dia (Alexis Sanchez) akan datang (ke Manchester United), menurut saya memang demikian. Namun, saya belum mendapat konfirmasi (kapan pengumuman resmi klub)," tutur Jose Mourinho.
Manchester United dikabarkan menggelontorkan mahar 35 juta pounds untuk memboyong Alexis Sanchez. Striker asal Chile tersebut akan mengenakan nomor punggung tujuh, yang notaben merupakan angka "keramat" milik Setan Merah.
Di Old Trafford, Alexis Sanchez, akan mendapatkan gaji 350.000 pounds per pekan. Jumlah tersebut membuatnya menjadi pemain bergaji termahal di Inggris, mengalahkan bayaran Paul Pogba (290.000 pounds per pekan).
Akan tetapi, Manchester United belum mengeluarkan pernyataan resmi transfer Alexis Sanchez lantaran masih terganjal proses negosiasi antara Henrikh Mkhitaryan dan Arsenal. Gelandang Armenia itu masuk ke dalam proposal tawaran The Red Devils untuk merekrut Alexis Sanchez.
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BURNLEY , KOMPAS.com - Manajer Manchester United , Jose Mourinho , memuji Burnley yang dikalahkan timnya pada pertandingan pekan ke-24 Premier League , Sabtu (20/1/2018).
Pada laga yang berlangsung di Stadion Turf Moor itu, Manchester United menang tipis 1-0. Gol tunggal kemenangan tim berjulukan Setan Merah itu dicetak Anthony Martial pada menit ke-54.
Duel Burnley vs Manchester United ini memang berlangsung berimbang. Dengan 51 persen penguasaan bola, pasukan Jose Mourinho melepas 12 tembakan berbanding 13 peluang milik tuan rumah.
"Kami tidak tampil brilian, tetapi cukup baik," kata Mourinho kepada BBC seusai pertandingan.
Baca juga : Hasil Liga Inggris 20 Januari 2018, Diwarnai Insiden Patah Kaki
"Saya lebih suka lebih suka tim menang 4-0, duduk nyaman di bangku cadangan, dan menikmati permainan. Namun, melihat bagaimana tim berjuang di laga ini sangat bagus," tuturnya.
AFP/Lindsey Parnaby Anthony Martial mencoba melewati Phil Bardsley saat Manchester United bertanding melawan Burnley pada pertandingan Premier League di Turf Moor, Sabtu (20/1/2018).
Dalam lima pertemuan terakhir sebelum laga ini, Burnley berhasil tiga kali menahan imbang Manchester United, baik di laga kandang maupun tandang.
"Pertandingan ini sangat sulit. Kami menghadapi tim yang tampil berani, bermain dengan kekuatan, dan tahu bagaimana mendapatkan poin," ucap Mourinho seperti kepada BBC.
"Itulah sebabnya dari musim ke musim mereka selalu berada di posisi yang nyaman," kata Mourinho melanjutkan.
Pada pertandingan berikutnya, Manchester United akan menghadapi Yeovil Town di ronde keempat Piala FA (26/1/2018) sebelum menantang Tottenham Hotspur di Stadion Wembley pada ajang Liga Inggris (31/1/2018).
Sanchez is set to complete his move to Manchester United within the next couple of days.
The 29-year-old will sign a four-and-a-half-year deal at Old Trafford, earning a whopping £500,000 a week.
Last week, United legend Rio Ferdinand suggested Sanchez should join rivals Manchester City ahead of his former club.
Ferdinand said last Saturday: “I am going to be honest, if he has got an option to go from Arsenal to go to Manchester City or Manchester United, as a footballer who wanted to win trophies and would judge myself based on trophies being won, at the moment Manchester City looks like the place to go for him in that respect.
