Former Manchester United striker Norman Whiteside has hailed the imminent arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal.

After beating Manchester City to the signature of Sanchez, Whiteside is backing Jose Mourinho to win the Champions League this season.

Whiteside said: “City have got to win the title from here – but after signing Alexis Sanchez I can also see United winning the Champions League.

“Sanchez is a special player who can make the difference in the biggest of games and he's been desperate to get away from Arsenal so that he can join a club that's going to challenge for the top trophies.

“United have already got a manager who has won the Champions League against all the odds before.

“And Sanchez will bring that extra bit of magic to the United team when they get down to the business end of the competition."