legend Thierry Henry has made a daring declare about former Gunner , which can not go down too nicely in north London. The Chilean fled the Emirates in controversial circumstances however has since resurrected his profession in Ligue 1, the place he's having fun with a renaissance with .
Sanchez was one of many best gamers within the Premier League throughout his three-and-a-half-season stint with Arsenal. The electrical ahead bagged 80 objectives in 166 video games throughout all competitions to pique rivals' curiosity, forcing the Gunners to go on the defensive.
Ultimately, the Chilean managed to drive by way of a transfer to Manchester United after refusing to signal a brand new deal underneath Arsene Wenger. Sanchez was to coach with the reserves simply earlier than his swap went by way of, with many supporters stung by the participant's clear need to leap ship.
Others felt aggrieved that Sanchez ditched his function as Arsenal's talisman to grow to be the highest-paid participant within the division at a rival like United, with whom his kind tailed off dramatically.
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That hasn't stopped Henry labelling him a job mannequin 'on and off the pitch' amid a optimistic run of kind for Marseille. "At Arsenal, he made me dream," the Frenchman informed Prime Video. "He left however I at all times appreciated his need, the way in which he presses. Everyone knows he’s high quality however at Inter I mentioned to myself ‘He’s began to say no.’ However truthfully, now at Marseille…
"I went to see him the day after a sport. He was on a treadmill to do sprints. He’s a job mannequin, on and off the pitch too. Once you see such a participant, who’s gained all of it, behave like this, you are feeling compelled to observe his instance."
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Sanchez referred to as time on his stint at Outdated Trafford with simply three Premier League objectives in 18 months, becoming a member of Inter on an preliminary mortgage earlier than it was made everlasting in 2020. The 34-year-old was regular with out being spectacular in Milan, though his days of grabbing video games by the scruff of the neck have returned in Ligue 1.
Scoring at a fee of 1 aim each 164 minutes within the league, the previous Purple Satan is already as much as 13 in all competitions, together with each objectives in a 2-0 win over Clermont Foot on Saturday. Regardless of Sanchez's bitter Arsenal exit in 2018, he seems eager to construct bridges along with his former fanbase.
As Mikel Arteta's Gunners chase a primary Premier League title in virtually 20 years, Sanchez despatched his well-wishes earlier than final month's assembly with one other of his former golf equipment - Man Utd - making it crystal clear which group had his help.
"You remembered me, I'll always remember you too," the Chilean on . "You'll at all times be in my coronary heart. You had been my first household in England, and all people took excellent care of me, particularly the followers. All the very best Gunners."