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The Red Devils bounced back from a midweek defeat against Tottenham with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Romelu Lukaku and Sanchez scored the goals which closed the gap to Premier League leaders Manchester City to 13 points.
However, Shearer was critical of Man Utd’s performance against the relegation-threatened Terriers.
But the former Newcastle hitman hailed Sanchez’s part in dragging his team to victory.
The Chilean also picked up a surprising record along the way as Huddersfield struggled to deal with his pace and power.
Alexis Sanchez and his Manchester United team-mates are spotted arriving for training on Monday morning
He was fouled seven times in the game which was the joint most in a Premier League game this season.
“He was fouled seven times in the game which was the joint most in a Premier League game this season,” Shearer told Match of the Day.
“Jose made four changes from the team which played in midweek and to be fair it could have been any one of them they were that poor.
“Pogba, Jones, Martial and Young were all left out and Sanchez wasn’t
"He made the difference. He was the player that had the drive and the energy and the pace and the aggression.
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"He played one and two-touch football.
“It wasn’t a great performance from Manchester United but it was a very good one from Alexis Sanchez.
“He was dragging his team forward with the pace of his play.
“He was their best player without a doubt.”
