The Arsenal manager opens up about Alexis Sanchez's blip following their goalless draw at West Ham on Wednesday night. Arsene Wenger doesn’t believe Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez is going through a blip.
The Chile international has failed to score in Arsenal’s
last three Premier League games amid continued uncertainty surrounding
his Gunners career.
Sanchez’s mini goal drought has
contributed to the north
London side’s three-game winless run in the English top flight to raise
questions about their top-four challenge.
The 29-year-old striker netted four times in 16 games in the
Premier League as Sanchez continues to be linked with Premier League
leaders Manchester City.
The South American has little over six months left on his
current Arsenal contract to raise questions about his long-term future
at the Emirates Stadium.
Sanchez has endured something of a dip in form since speculation surrounding his future started in the 2016-17 campaign.
Asked whether the Chile forward is going through a blip
following Arsenal’s stalemate with West Ham at the London Stadium on
Wednesday night, Wenger replied:
“It’s difficult to say that but he tried tonight, he did fight. It was difficult because they defended very well too.”
Sanchez has won the FA Cup two times in the past four
seasons at Wembley but the Chile forward hasn’t helped the Gunners to
get any closer to winning the Premier League title for the first time
since 2004.
Arsenal signed Sanchez in a £35m deal from La Liga giants Barcelona in the 2014 summer transfer window.
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