Man Utd news: Alexis Sanchez is a bigger problem than Mesut Ozil at Arsenal, says Tony Cascarino (Image: TALKSPORT/GETTY)
Sanchez and Ozil are their respective clubs' highest earner.
Sanchez joined Manchester United from Arsenal in January 2018 but has failed to live up to the performances he put in during his three-and-a-half years at the Emirates.
Ozil was awarded a new contract with the Gunners shortly after Sanchez’s departure, earning a reported £350,000-a-week.
However, the German has been out of favour under head coach Unai Emery, featuring just twice in all competitions since Boxing Day.
“Alexis has been missing for 18 months as a player since the final year of his contract at Arsenal.
Man Utd news: Cascarino says he is worried for Alexis Sanchez (Image: TALKSPORT)
Man Utd news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not been able to help Alexis Sanchez's form (Image: GETTY)
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“The summer before last, what happened to him with Chile and the manager, questions were being raised about him, his fitness and condition and the temperament of this particular player.
“There are massive challenges at Man United and he’s their highest earner.
“Alexis Sanchez is a bigger problem for Man United than Ozil is for Arsenal.
“They’re paying him more, they’ve invested a lot into getting Alexis and it’s a real problem for United.
“I’d certainly question his appetite for the game at the moment. He’s missed a lot of games through injury.
Man Utd news: Mesut Ozil is out of favour at Arsenal (Image: GETTY)
“He’s never really shown, Alexis Sanchez, in all the games I’ve watched him, anything that sort of replicates what he did at Arsenal, when he was flying.
“It looks like he’s half a yard off his game, which is a lot in the modern game.
“That’s why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not playing him.
“He’s choosing to go ‘I want [Anthony] Martial on the left, I want [Marcus] Rashford in the middle and I want [Jesse] Lingard on the right, that’s my preferred three’.”
United knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup at the fourth round stage and now face Chelsea on Monday in the fifth round at Stamford Bridge.