Bellerin out for a month, Sanchez in doubt for Man United game

Arsenal fans have long dreaded November as each season, for as long as they can recall, their side’s Premier League title ambitions have taken a dent.

Asked if Sanchez’s self-diagnosis can be trusted, Wenger replied: “He is always okay!” Who is going to come back fit?

“He texted us to tell us he’s in good shape after the game”, Wenger told reporters on Thursday.

“But I think we can be quite unsafe as well and we probably haven’t quite clicked into top gear which, in some ways is a good thing, because we know there’s plenty to come”.

Sanchez sat out of Chile’s World Cup qualifier against Colombia with his concerns but played for 84 minutes against Uruguay on Wednesday.

“I watched him against a Danish team in midweek and he scored and I could see straight away that this guy could be risky”, stated Wenger.

Eric Bailly is still recovering from a serious knee injury while Luke Shaw is also a doubt with a leg problem so Mourinho may be forced to go with Matteo Darmian at right-back and Phil Jones alongside Marcos Rojo in the middle of defence. “I’ll consider the way he feels as well”. But they answered that against Chelsea at home, who are admittedly a lot different now in the way they play. Wenger meanwhile, will be out for revenge, after years of struggles against Mourinho. “It was a bad one. But it’s annoying to lose Bellerin, that’s for sure”.

“Did Rose want to injure Bellerin?” He doesn’t have to look for approval, he just needs to go in there and do the job well.

“And we are not far”.

FC’s Steve Nicol calls Man United’s defence a ‘disaster area, ‘ and doesn’t expect them to be able to stop Arsenal. “If you look back to the way we played, it was fantastic”, the France global told the City website.

Their 1-1 draw against North London rivals Tottenham two weeks ago raised some concerns but they know they have the quality to beat anyone on their day, and this should be a thrilling clash as a result.

“We have all been young, I think you have as well, we have not all been angels at 20 or 21 but overall I believe it is part of youth to make mistakes and after that analyse it well”.