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Sanchez dropped after training ground incident

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had previously stated that star player Alexis Sanchez was dropped d...



Sanchez dropped after training...
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Sanchez dropped after training ground incident

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had previously stated that star player Alexis Sanchez was dropped due to tactical reasons for the game against Liverpool on Saturday.

However, a report in the Guardian suggests that Sanzhez stormed off from a training session and then became involved in a dressing room slagging match after.  

Arsenal went on to lose the match 3-1 and Wenger suggested afterwards that the decision to drop Sanchez was a tactical one. 

He said he preferred to use the height advantage of Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck to counter Liverpool's high press tactics.

It appears now that there might be a different reason for the Chilean's exclusion from the starting line-up.

Arsenal's only realistic hope of silverware this season is the FA Cup wheere they face Middlesbrough in the quarter-final. They have to overturn a 5-1 deficit against Bayern Munich in the Champions League if they are to progress in Europe.

They are 13 points behind Chelsea in the Premier League.

Sanchez is yet to sign a new deal at the club and may be maneuvering for a move away from the club in the summer. 

 

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