Why Arsene Wenger Dropped Alexis Sanchez for Liverpool Defeat

The manager admitted, though, that the gamble backfired.

Although Wenger says the result can not be put down to a single player, he did admit that dropping him to the bench did not bring out the desired effects in the rest of the team.

After that it will be trying to salvage a 21st consecutive top-four finish in the Premier League.

Arsenal dropped down to fifth place in the Premier League table as Liverpool hoisted themselves above the Gunners and into third place.

His contract expires at the end of next season, but he is grown to become a disgruntled figure at the club, and Wenger may be fighting a losing battle to keep him.

However, Wenger said he had made a decision to start Welbeck and Oliver Giroud instead to provide a more direct attacking threat.

Cech was disappointed with the team’s failure to execute their game plan despite having last weekend off.

“Yes (it did backfire)”, Wenger told the press after the game. “I don’t think Chelsea will lose so many points, so now we need to concentrate on finishing as high as possible and qualifying for the Champions League”. It is always debatable.

Share with us your thoughts by commenting below, using #360fans on Twitter or getting in touch via Facebook. “We conceded cheap goals, direct balls from the goalkeeper and you do not expect that in a game like this”. Since the overriding narrative surrounding the Gunners is “same old story”, maybe we should just come to expect them to kick into gear again. I don’t deny Alexis Sánchez is a good player, I bought him, and it was not an easy decision to leave him out, but I have to stand by it.

The reports in general make it clear that Sanchez’s desire to win is generally admired by those at Arsenal but now there is a feeling that he may have gone too far.

‘You have to set your team up for playing against players like him’.