SANCHEZ 'INJURY FREE' AHEAD OF BARCA SHOWDOWN
The Chile international has been absent with a knee injury since the start of March, missing the club's past six fixtures.
It was initially thought that Sanchez would miss the remainder of the season with the problem.
But United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had some positive news regarding his recovery today.
"He is training with us. He's trained twice and will train today," Solskjaer explained.
"I'm not sure if he's going to be available [for West Ham].
"He's injury free, I'm not sure he's 100 per cent ready, more likely, maybe, the Barcelona game, so let's see."
Sanchez has scored just three Premier League goals for Manchester United since his arrival from Arsenal in January 2018.
He had a successful three-season spell at the Nou Camp between 2011 and 2014.
The 30-year-old bagged 47 goals for Barcelona before going on to be even more prolific for the Gunners.
Sanchez's United team-mate Ander Herrera will also miss the West Ham clash as a result of an ongoing knock suffered in training.
"He's been working really hard to get fit from his injury that he sustained against Liverpool," Solskjaer added.
Then he came back and got a different one in training, because he's been really putting a lot of work in.
"Maybe the future might have been worrying him and maybe that's part of the reasons he's injured.
"Who knows? He doesn't know, because he got a different injury in training, so hopefully he can be available around Chelsea, City.
"I'm not sure, because he's got another muscle injury."
Luke Shaw's own goal saw United lose the first leg to Barcelona by a 1-0 scoreline at Old Trafford.
It was initially thought that Sanchez would miss the remainder of the season with the problem.
But United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had some positive news regarding his recovery today.
"He is training with us. He's trained twice and will train today," Solskjaer explained.
"I'm not sure if he's going to be available [for West Ham].
"He's injury free, I'm not sure he's 100 per cent ready, more likely, maybe, the Barcelona game, so let's see."
Sanchez has scored just three Premier League goals for Manchester United since his arrival from Arsenal in January 2018.
He had a successful three-season spell at the Nou Camp between 2011 and 2014.
The 30-year-old bagged 47 goals for Barcelona before going on to be even more prolific for the Gunners.
Sanchez's United team-mate Ander Herrera will also miss the West Ham clash as a result of an ongoing knock suffered in training.
"He's been working really hard to get fit from his injury that he sustained against Liverpool," Solskjaer added.
Then he came back and got a different one in training, because he's been really putting a lot of work in.
"Maybe the future might have been worrying him and maybe that's part of the reasons he's injured.
"Who knows? He doesn't know, because he got a different injury in training, so hopefully he can be available around Chelsea, City.
"I'm not sure, because he's got another muscle injury."
Luke Shaw's own goal saw United lose the first leg to Barcelona by a 1-0 scoreline at Old Trafford.
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