And Jordan, who left Palace in 2010, has offered his take on why Sanchez could snub Guardiola to link up with Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford.
"The idea of him choosing between Man United and Man City… There are two different dynamics here," he told fellow BBC Radio 5 Live guests Jermaine Jenas and Don Hutchison.
"Of the two clubs, if I were Sanchez, I’d be looking at it going: ‘I’d want to go to Manchester United because there’s a greater need for me there at Manchester United’.
"But, if I want to win something, I’d want to go to Manchester City in the short-term.
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Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez is wanted by Manchester United and Manchester City
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"If Man City and Man United are looking at the value of this player, if I’m Manchester City and I’d heard you guys debating about why he issuing there, where is his opportunity, who’s place will he take, this club plausibly and feasibly win all four available pieces of silverware.
“They could really do that now and I’ve been an advocate of saying they can’t. But now, looking at it… to win the Champions League, you’re going to have to have a variety of players and a variety of squad and it may be those dynamics that come into play about the decision making process."
Sanchez was benched for Arsenal’s Carabao Cup trip to Chelsea on Wednesday night.
He could return to Arsene Wenger’s starting XI when the Gunners visit Bournemouth on Sunday.