Alexis Sanchez pictured outside Old Trafford... on a Manchester United scarf

Eager Manchester United fans can celebrate the imminent signing of Alexis Sanchez with scarves on sale outside Old Trafford this afternoon.

The Arsenal forward is set to join Jose Mourinho's side over the coming days after Manchester City pulled out of the race for his signature due to the financial package required, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving the other way.

Sanchez trained with the Gunners on Friday while Mkhitaryan was at United's Carrington training ground, but is not likely to feature against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Some fans have jumped the gun and marked the signing ahead of time with special (unofficial) scarves being sold outside United's ground on Saturday, despite the team at Turf Moor to face Burnley.

United may not have wrapped up the final details on the Sanchez deal, but fans can get wrapped up with their expected new No.7 ahead of time.