Alexis Sanchez Archives: 03/2018

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Sylvain celebrate Arsenal’s women beating Manchester City in a cup final. And, they reflect…

Liam Brady says Alexis Sanchez isn’t the easiest of characters in the dressing room, but he got away with it at Arsenal early on because of what he was doing on the pitch.

Arsenal fans haven’t shown much sympathy for Alexis Sanchez after the Chilean forward revealed his transfer to Manchester United has been “very rough” so far.

When Alexis Sanchez left Arsenal for Manchester United in January, Arsenal fans warned their northern counterparts that Alexis was a great player but he gives the ball away so much he drives you crazy.

Arsene Wenger says he’s glad that Arsenal fans gave Theo Walcott such a good reception on his return to North London, and expects the same when Olivier Giroud comes back.

If you’re an Arsenal fan who delights in schadenfreude then Alexis Sanchez’s move to Manchester United must taste very sweet indeed.

On Thursday, Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, but thanks to UEFA’s cup-tied rule, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won’t be able to take part.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is Arsenal’s best performing player at the club, according to WhoScored, after a bright start to his new life in London.

Manchester United fans haven’t taken long to turn on Alexis Sanchez and when Rio Ferdinand had a dig at the player for looking like a stranger in his new side, they agreed.

Alexis Sanchez has been chatting to the Chilean media and claims that not only did Arsene Wenger tell him he was the best player at Arsenal, there are supposedly no bad feelings between him and the Frenchman.

Just in case you hadn’t already heard (you definitely had), Manchester United lost 2-1 to Sevilla at home on Tuesday night… and Arsenal fans are once again having a ball.

Raphael Honigstein has revealed that the Arsenal dressing room didn’t like Alexis Sanchez very much at all and that they were furious with his pretence that he was the only one working hard when stats showed he was doing the least.

On Sunday, Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored one and assisted one as Arsenal beat Watford, and fans were quick to point out Alexis Sanchez’s comparatively disappointing performances.

Some parts of the media seem surprised by Alexis Sanchez’s problems fitting in at Manchester United as if they never watched him play for Arsenal.

Not long after the Emirates stadium opened I was told by a person I met in the Tollington that Arsenal were set to spend the next ten years severely shackled.

Nacho Monreal is Arsenal’s best player this season and the only player to make the top 30 in the league, according to the Sky Sports power rankings.

Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez’s contract sagas may have ended very differently but both had a knock-on effect at Arsenal.