‘Sanchez can be our Suarez’

Arsene Wenger will continue using Alexis Sanchez as a striker and says the Chilean can be Arsenal’s answer to Luis Suarez.

Wenger has come under pressure from his own supporters to buy a forward this summer, and Arsenal have already failed with bids for Jamie Vardy and Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette.

Olivier Giroud’s extended break meant Sanchez was used as a lone striker in an opening 4-3 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League, which brought renewed calls from the Emirates crowd for new arrivals.

But Wenger believes Sanchez has the qualities to play up front, and the Gunners boss is also prepared to use Theo Walcott and youngster Chuba Akpom in the role.

“He has similar qualities [to Suarez],” said Wenger, who …

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