Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free The parallels between Alexis Sanchez and Cristiano Ronaldo are eerie: a marquee number seven seemingly set to sign for Manchester City signs for Manchester United.
United must hope the comparisons end there. Ronaldo will doubtless score more than the six goals Sanchez managed in 18 miserable months in Manchester.
Manchester never felt like home for Sanchez whereas it was home to Ronaldo for six years. "I'm coming home," Ronaldo said after Real Madrid were drawn with Manchester United in the 2013 Champions League knockout stage.
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