Alexis Sanchez's eye-opening first impressions of Man Utd after leaving Arsenal in 2018

Manchester United feel uncomfortable in their own skin right now.

With leaks and reports spilling out of Old Trafford at an alarming rate of knots, there’s a growing pile of evidence that the atmosphere in the United dressing room under Ralf Rangnick isn’t a healthy one.

However, regardless of whether or not the situation is as bad as some murmurings are making it out to be, the simple fact of the matter is that the Red Devils have been tripping over their own legs since 2013.

Waving goodbye to arguably the greatest manager in history was always going to be the mother of all gearshifts, but there’s barely felt like a moment where the squad has been consistently happy since.

The reigns of David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all had dark clouds hanging over them at one point or another with the Rangnick era hitherto seeming no different all.

And one of the most telling pieces of evidence that United’s troubles have been rotting away for years comes courtesy of a remarkable account from one of the club’s worst ever signings: Alexis Sanchez.

Procured in January 2018, Sanchez was one of the Premier League‘s best players for Arsenal at the time, but quickly saw his career unravel at Old Trafford with just five goals in 45 appearances.

Given Sanchez’s unquestionable talent, it was always curious that he flopped so dramatically for United, but the man himself later gave insight into the whole situation that still feels pertinent to this day.

During a remarkable Instagram video in September 2020, the Chilean stunned football fans by admitting that he asked his agent if it was possible to rip up his contract at United after just one training session.

According to Sky Sports, Sanchez astonishingly