‘Wenger responsible for Sanchez’

Arsene Wenger is responsible for Alexis Sanchez’s injury problems because the Arsenal boss plays him so much, according to Sunday Supplement panellist Jeremy Wilson.

The forward played the full 90 minutes of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday and put a good first-half chance well wide with a header.

Sanchez had been a doubt for Chile’s international with Uruguay in midweek with a hamstring problem but he overcame that to start and score twice in a 3-1 win.

Wenger had warned it would be a “suicidal decision” for Chile to play him but Daily Telegraph deputy football correspondent Wilson thinks the Arsenal boss must manage the 27-year-old in the right way.

He said: “This hamstring injury wasn’t that serious but he did have a small tear about 10 days before the game. It was obviously a very small injury.

“With his schedule, I think he has played more than 50 games in each of the last three seasons and it’s utterly relentless with the travel as well.

“Wenger, as much as he was warning about Chile playing him, the issue is with him. He’s the one who plays Sanchez all the time. He’s the one who never drops him.

“He’s the one who starts him against Manchester United after the schedule he’s had. …

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