Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has insisted that he is simply trying to ease Alexis Sanchez back to fitness.
As quoted by the Daily Mail, the Frenchman dismissed speculation that he was aiming to send a message out to Sanchez, and was adamant that he has the Chilean international’s best interests at heart.
There is no disguised attitude on my side. I just try to get him back to full fitness and for me the Europa League and the League Cup is important as well.
Sanchez missed a large chunk of pre-season through fitness issues, along with a plethora of speculative reports that suggested he was looking to leave the club.
So I just try to give him competition and to get him back to his best, because I gave him a long holiday and after that long holiday this year he had a real rest. He came back not really fit, it took us time to get him back and then he got injured.
The former Barcelona man saw a move to Manchester City fall through on deadline day, and has since been sporadically used by Wenger.
Sanchez started as Arsenal narrowly defeated Doncaster Rovers in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, helping them to progress in the competition.
If you add the injury plus the rest time it was a bit long, but last night (against Doncaster) you could see that he is coming back sharp now and I left him on the pitch as well for 90 minutes because I wanted him to have a real go.
However, with a new contract at the Emirates still unsigned, Sanchez’s future looks all but certain to be outside of North London, and it’s largely understood that reuniting with Pep Guardiola at City is his priority.
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