“Fitness-wise he has been behind Koscielny and Ozil”, said Wenger, according to the official club website.
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“If I was Arsenal and Wenger is ready to go, Koeman would be the number one target for me”, Nicholas told Sky Sports.
Wenger admits that he will take time to adapt to the English league but has made it clear that his absence in the starting XI is not due to his lack of quality. “They have pecking order, it was not planned for Sanchez to take it”.
However, the Chilean then missed a penalty after Jake Livermore handled and was shown a red card. “It happens to all of us. and it’s happened to Santi Cazorla as well”.
The midfielder-cum-defender was perhaps harshly sent off and Arsenal capitalised 10 minutes after half-time, with Theo Walcott collecting a clever flick by the impressive Iwobi to clip home.
One man that could do no wrong today was Alex Iwobi, who bagged two assists and was arguably the best player on the pitch according to a number of Gunners.
Wenger said: “It’s only his second game since he came back from injury but today he had more presence in the game, more confidence when he takes the ball and he can be very unsafe going forward”.
The Germany global of Turkish origin has two goals and an assist in all competitions for the Gunners this season. Sometimes people say it’s a lot easier when teams go down to 10 men but it is very hard to be honest, because you need to break them down.
Walcott missed the Gunners’ 1-1 away draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday with a knee problem and the manager is hopeful the England forward will be able to return.
“He can take people on much more and he has gained power as well. We go away again so you are happy with the three points”.
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Theo Walcott scored his 100th goal for the Gunners with a attractive tip-in at the 55th minute, playing a handsome one-two with Iwobi before darting into space and chipping it into the net past a helpless Maguire.
