Man Utd boss Solskjaer hits out at Sanchez after abject showing against PSG
The Chilean came on as a sub for Jesse Lingard but had little impact on the game
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OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER hit out at Alexis Sanchez after his abject showing in the Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Chilean replaced Jesse Lingard but had no impact on the game as the home side were outclassed at Old Trafford.
Sanchez, who is paid more than £400,000 a week, has started just one Premier League game and two FA Cup matches since the Norwegian took over.
But he did little to show he deserves a starting spot over Solskjaer's preferred front three of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard after offering nothing on Tuesday night.
Speaking after the game, the clearly frustrated Manchester United boss said: "I can't do anything about Alexis Sanchez.
"When he plays he needs to find himself."
The United boss admitted his side were outplayed by the French champions, despite them missing Neymar and Edinson Cavani.
He added: "They had the momentum after the first goal and controlled the game.
"You could see that we hadn't played at this level for a while and we will have to learn.
"It was an experience that can go either way, it's not going to be a season defining one, it's one we have to learn from."
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Solskjaer also refused to use injuries to Martial and Lingard as an excuse.
He said: "You can't say that's a reason, we had quality players to come on but Lingard and Martial give us something and let's hope they are not too serious.
"They are muscle injuries, we have to wait a couple of days."
He later added: "Mountains are there to be climbed, you can't lay down and say this is over. We will go there, play our game and improve from today.
"Today is a reality check for us."