Some of the Arsenal players have been celebrating on social media after Arsenal eased to a 4-1 victory over 10-man Hull City at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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However, the Gunners boss believes that Santi Cazorla should have taken the spot kick as there was an established pecking order among the players.
The same source says that it is not all about money, however, and that Sanchez wants to be convinced that Arsenal are going to mount a serious bid for serious silverware. But overall, anybody can miss a penalty.
“I think so. Maybe in the time gone we might have been bullied in these sorts of games, but everyone was physically strong and we’re getting better, stronger and fitter in each game now”.
“Well, look, I started him past year because I’ve seen that there’s something in him that is quality of vision, quality of give and go, his movement”, Wenger said of Iwobi.
There were impressive individual performances at Hull from the often-criticised Theo Walcott, 20-year-old striker Alex Iwobi and Sanchez who missed out on a hat-trick after failing to convert a first-half penalty. It was a good result in a very hard away game, and it seems to have given them confidence going into the weekend.
That being said, the Citizens would be more readily equipped to meet Sanchez’s apparent salary demands, not to mention it was manager Pep Guardiola who brought the winger to Barcelona in 2011.
“Look, we had a big shock in our first game and I said straight away after that first game that we face a mental test to see how well we respond”.
As for Mike Phelan’s Hull, they still showed glimpses of quality, despite being a goal down, and will be confident of building on their good start to the season.
A win against Hull would leave Arsenal on 10 points from their opening five games, level with Liverpool, who beat Chelsea last night.
His shot was first deflected in by Sanchez to give the Gunners the lead, and he then played a one-two with Walcott for the second, feeding the forward with a delightful backheel pass.
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“I have time now to sit down with family, have a chat and take it forward”.
