Ex-Man United star admits he wanted to leave the club after just one training session and he begged his agent to get his contract ripped up

One former Manchester United star has confessed that he wanted to leave the club almost immediately after joining after asking his agent to rip up his contract.

Since the departure of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, dozens of player have joined United, with some more successful than others.

However, one thing that has been clear with almost all players that have joined the club since the famous Fergie era, they wanted to be wearing the Manchester United shirt.

But that wasn't the case for one superstar who joined the club years after Ferguson's departure, as they later admitted they tried to leave the club after just one training session.

When Alexis Sanchez made the move from Arsenal to Old Trafford in January 2018, many United fans thought that they had secured the signing of one of the best players in the Premier League.

And yet, things never worked out for Sanchez at United and he has since confessed that he almost instantly regretted agreeing to the transfer.

Speaking on his Instagram in September 2020, the Chilean forward said: "I accepted the opportunity to go to United, it felt tempting and it was something good for me,

"I liked this club a lot when I was a kid. Eventually I signed but I didn't ask for information on what was happening inside the club.

"Sometimes there are things that you don't realise until you get there, and I remember the first training session I had, I realised a lot of things.

"After the session I got home and I told my family and my agent, 'Can you not rip up the contract to go back to Arsenal?'.

Alexis Sanchez failed to find his previous form while playing for Manchester United. (Image: Getty)

"They laughed, I told them there's something that doesn't sit right, it doesn't seem good.

"But I already signed, I was already there. After the first few months I carried on having the same feeling, we weren't united as a team in that moment."

After registering an incredible 124 goals or assists in 166 appearances at Arsenal, Sanchez managed only 14 in 45 appearances for United.

Having played just one season with the Red Devils, he joined Serie A side Inter Milan on a season-long loan in 2018/19 before securing a permanent move to the club the following summer.