Manchester United have received a boost as Alexis Sanchez is clear to join the squad in the US.

Sanchez was left back in Manchester when the rest of the squad headed across the Atlantic last weekend because of what the club said was a "personal administrative issue", which it was hoped would soon be resolved to allow him to join the party at a later date.

The administrative issue was assumed to be a problem with his visa after he accepted a 16-month suspended prison sentence in Spain earlier this year over a tax issue.

Sanchez posted a picture on Instagram on Thursday accompanied by the caption: "The last training in Manchester, soon" followed by a picture of the US flag.

United later confirmed the Chilean would be flying to the States.