Alexis Sanchez finally jets to America to join Manchester United team-mates on tour after resolving visa issue

ALEXIS SANCHEZ has finally joined up with Manchester United in America for the remainder of their summer tour.

The Chilean forward missed the opening game of the tour after initially being denied a US visa.

Manchester United confirmed Sanchez was on his way on Friday after they tweeted a picture of him from their official account with the caption: 'Alexis Sanchez is en route to #MUTOUR.'

Sanchez was delayed from the tour after visa complications and had to make the 11-hour flight to the States 6 days later.

The 29-year-old accepted a 16-month suspended jail sentence in February for tax fraud and his conviction had made it difficult for him to enter the US.

Now that the Visa issue has been resolved, Sanchez is expected to feature in the next game on Sunday against San Jose Earthquakes.

Jose Mourinho is now looking forward to Sanchez joining the team on tour after complaining about missing so many players due to to their World Cup exertions.

Mourinho played Anthony Martial, Juan Mata and 16-year-old Mason Greenwood up front in the opening game against Club America.

Mourinho said: "It is not about when he can, but when he has to."

"We have no players and especially in attack we have no players. Today it was Martial and when Martial left the pitch was Mata and when Mata went to the sides it was a kid that who trained with us for the first time in this pre-season."

Mourinho added: "No Lukaku, no Rashford, not here and probably not for the start of the Premier League."

"So it's about when Alexis lands and when he lands he has to play because he trained with us five days before we depart to LA and we left one fitness coach behind with him. Of course, it's individual training but when he arrives he has to play."

"It is individual training and when he arrives he has to play. If he's coming he has to play."