Alexis gives Jose an early dilemma

Alexis sAnchez last played 90 minutes on January 3, for Arsenal against chelsea. he played against chelsea again, in the eFl cup, for 24 minutes on January 10. his first Premier league game for Manchester United could be at Tottenham on January 31. so a full four weeks since his last start. it would appear Jose Mourinho has a dilemma. sanchez is a fit man, but Tottenham are a fast, energetic team playing on the biggest pitch in the country. it is certainly not a challenge to enter into unless match fit. Mourinho’s decision is whether to play sanchez in the fixture between now and then — away at Yeovil in the FA cup fourth round on Friday. Upside, he gets a run-out that shouldn’t be too challenging, can be withdrawn once United have the lead — it took them until the 64th minute to score in a 2-0 win down there in 2015 — and he would receive decent fitness preparation for the Tottenham match. The downside? it could be a ropey pitch, with league Two defenders putting it about, and what if United’s signing of the season turned his ankle in a tie that could have been won with the reserves? That is before the commercial department ask why United unveiled a global star at huish Park, not Wembley. still — that’s why Mourinho gets the big bucks. even more, maybe, than sanchez.