Arsene Wenger hails killer instinct of lionheart Alexis Sanchez

Arsene Wenger has praised the staying power of Alexis Sanchez and likened the Arsenal forward to a hungry lion.

The Chile international has been a key man in Wenger’s squad since he was signed from Barcelona in 2014 and has nine goals to his name already this season. Sanchez has been a major player for club and country of late and, having starred in his national side’s Copa America success over the summer, has now been playing regularly for a number of months.

Wenger was asked why he did not take Sanchez off in Tuesday night’s 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in which he scored two goals to keep the Gunners’ Champions League hopes alive.