Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained allowing Alexis Sanchez to leave for Inter Milan.

Sanchez scored five goals in 45 appearances for United after joining from Arsenal in January 2018.

"I think Alexis [Sanchez] needed to go because he's been here for 18 months and it's not really worked out for him," said Solskjaer.

"For him as well to restart and get himself playing regularly, get himself scoring goals, that will only benefit everyone in the end.

"For us we are going to watch every weekend now to see Alexis and Romelu [Lukaku] playing together."