“If I had the right, I would keep Arsene until he wants because until he can not perform his activity as a manager, it is a gift for any club to have a coach like Arsene Wenger“.
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The Englishman missed the Community Shield clash with Chelsea on Sunday with an ankle injury and was expected to be out of action for just a few days.
There will certainly be a temptation in the mind of Arsene Wenger to include the man that the Arsenal fans voted as the best player of last season in the matchday squad for the opening game of the Premier League.
“I had a bad surprise because it is a hairline crack”, said Wenger.
In fact Usmanov – who owns more than 30% of Arsenal – also believes Wenger would put into a “very hard position” at the Gunners due to the financial restraints imposed during the construction of the Emirates Stadium.
With Wenger’s options further limited by the additional absence of Welbeck and Rosicky, he could be tempted to name Sánchez among the substitutes even though the striker returned from holiday only on Wednesday. “It was a collision in training and it was all completely accidental”. “There is minimal damage apart from the bone”.
“Except for one position, I think Arsenal are ready to successfully fight for European cups”, Usmanov told CNN.
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Imagine if he threw Alexis on against the Hammers on Sunday only for him to pick up a knock or a strain because he was not 100 percent. “That wouldn’t be him”.
