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Alexis Sanchez fails to join Manchester United squad for flight to US for pre-season tour

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ALEXIS SANCHEZ was missing as Manchester United made their way to California to begin pre-season training. The winger, 29, has been enjoying a summer off after Chile failed to qualify for the World Cup and has been given a specific pre-season regime by Jose Mourinho's coaching staff. Eamonn and James Clarke Alexis Sanchez has been spotted out and about in Wilmslow near Manchester as his team-mates flew out for their pre-season tour Getty - Contributor Jose Mourinho and the Manchester United squad flew out for the West Coast of the United States yesterday And despite being back in the North West, Sanchez has been granted permission to fly out separately by the United boss. The 29-year-old was spotted outside a restaurant in Wilmslow while the rest of the squad were due to board their plane. After playing with Chile in each of the last four summers, including the 2014 World Cup, the 2015 and 2016 Copa Americas and last summer's Confederations Cup, Sanchez needed to put his feet...

Everton’s 22-0 win over ATV Irdning turns farcical as keeper steps aside and lets Nikola Vlasic score Toffees’ 20th

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THIS is the moment ATV Irdning's keeper gives up and steps aside for Everton to score their 20th goal of the game. Marco Silva recorded a staggering 22-0 win against the Austrian minnows in his first match in charge. Everton 20-0 ATV Irdning. Here’s the latest goal: pic.twitter.com/wzjFoAFzeC — joel (@jbrookes7) July 14, 2018 The pre-season friendly will surely go down as one of the Toffees' most bizarre matchups. Irdning's fed-up goalie, moments after conceding a ridiculous own goal, saw no point in the match and completely stopped playing to allow Nikola Vlasic to make it 20-0 in the 85th minute. The Toffees led 6-0 after just 17 minutes and 10-0 at half-time against the fifth-tier Austrian side in Silva's first game in charge. Ademola Lookman scored four times in the opening period in the Alps, as Cenk Tosun also scored a first-half hat-trick during the rout. Instagram@jbrookes7 Nikola Vlasic scores the easiest goal of his life against ATV Irdning 19-0, and what a w...