Alexis Sánchez’s outburst hints at more Arsenal headaches for Arsène Wenger | David Hytner

Sep 06, 2017

The forward’s outpourings of frustration after Chile’s latest defeats suggest that retaining him is not the coup Arsenal might present it as, yet he remains key to dragging them out of their current mess

In a little under a week, Alexis Sánchez’s life has been turned upside down. When the Arsenal forward woke up last Thursday, on transfer deadline day, he was assured that he would complete his endlessly trailed move to Manchester City; the one he had wanted and made no secret about pushing for.

It did not happen for a number of reasons, chief among them Arsenal’s failure to close an incoming deal for Monaco’s Thomas Lemar, despite an offer to the French champions of €100m (£92m).

Scrutiny promises to be relentless; every performance and gesture will be viewed through the prism of his wish to leave

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