Alexis Sanchez made it clear he will be supporting Arsenal against Manchester United in today's highly-anticipated Premier League clash.
Sanchez enjoyed three-and-a-half successful years at the Emirates Stadium, netting 80 goals and winning two FA Cups before controversially joining United back in January 2018. However, his time with the Red Devils was ultimately disappointing, finding the back of the net on just five occasions before eventually being shipped out to Inter Milan.
Now, the Chilean international has responded to a post from Arsenal's social media team showing one of his goals during a famous 3-0 win over United during the 2015/16 campaign. Writing on Instagram, he said: "You remembered me, I will never forget you too.
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"You will always be in my heart. You were my first family in England, and everybody took good care of me especially the fans. All the best Gunners."
Sanchez's comments on his love for Arsenal come as no surprise considering he previously admitted regretting swapping north London for Manchester. "Sometimes there are things that you don't realise until you get there, and I remember the first training session I had, I realised a lot of things," the 34-year-old said regarding his United move.
"After the session I got home and I told my family and my agent 'can you not rip up the contract to go back to Arsenal?'. They laughed, I told them there's something that doesn't sit right, it doesn't seem good.
"But I already signed, I was already there. After the first few months I carried on having the same feeling, we weren't united as a team in that moment."
Sanchez's two former sides will do battle this afternoon at the Emirates Stadium as Mikel Arteta's side look to avenge September's 3-1 loss against the Red Devils, with United the only team to beat them in the Premier League this season.
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