GETTY Manchester United chose Alexis Sanchez instead of Arsenal star Mesut Ozil Manchester United sprang the biggest surprise of the January transfer window when they gazumped Manchester City to lure Sanchez away from Arsenal. For months, the 29-year-old had looked likely to head to Manchester City but United flexed their financial muscles to ensure he land at Old Trafford. Before that, many expected United to sign Ozil, but Sanchez’s deal saw that transfer fail to materialise. Ozil has since signed a three-year contract extension. And the Manchester Evening News claim Manchester United chose to pursue Sanchez, rather than his former Arsenal team-mate, because of a Tevez-like plan....
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