BREAKING NEWS: Manchester United's Sanchez set for lengthy absence

Alexis Sanchez will be out for a "long time" after suffering an "aggressive muscular injury", according to Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

United announced on Thursday that the Chile forward had sustained a hamstring problem and, speaking ahead of Saturday's Premier League match against Southampton, Mourinho told reporters he expects top be without Sanchez for the foreseeable future.

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