Sanchez's Manchester United displays 'can't get any worse', says Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes says Alexis Sanchez "can't get any worse" at Manchester United and must improve before fans turn on him.

Alexis struggled to assert himself at Wembley as Chelsea won the FA Cup on Saturday, losing possession more than any other player and failing to register a shot on target.

Scholes believes Alexis will have to step up vastly next season if United are to have any chance of challenging champions Manchester City.

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"His performances, well they have to improve," Scholes told BT Sport. "They can't get any worse to be honest with you.

"I think the next few games of next season are vital to him, he needs to get fans believing again and believing they are going to get close to City. They need a big player.

"Paul Pogba does not win you games on his own. (Eden) Hazard does. Alexis Sanchez doesn't, he's shown that since January, they thought he could, but what we've seen...

"They need two magical players. I think they've got really good players, they haven't got a Hazard, (Cristiano) Ronaldo, (Lionel) Messi, and I know many teams haven't, but the difference between the two was the quality in Hazard, we saw that in big games. United don't have that."

Additional reporting by Press Association.