Alexis Sanchez has been given the go-ahead to join up with his Manchester United team-mates in the United States, the club have announced.

The forward was left back in Manchester when the rest of the squad headed across the Atlantic last weekend because of what the club said was a “personal administrative issue”, which it was hoped would soon be resolved to allow him to join the party at a later date.

The administrative issue was assumed to be a problem with his visa after he accepted a 16-month suspended sentence in Spain over a tax issue.

And the club said on their official website on Thursday afternoon that the Chilean had now “been given the green light to fly to the United States” and “should be available soon” to link up with the rest of the squad.