Winner Sanchez ‘a breath of fresh air’

Alexis Sanchez has been a "breath of fresh air" at Arsenal, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain praising his team-mate for bringing a winning mentality back to the club.

A big-money summer arrival from Barcelona, the 25-year-old has hit the ground running in north London with a remarkable return of 14 goals from 22 appearances.

Those displays have helped spare Arsenal’s blushes on several occasions, including Wednesday’s Barclays Premier League encounter at home to surprise package Southampton.

It took a last-gasp Sanchez strike to see off the well-drilled visitors 1-0, after which Oxlade-Chamberlain heaped praise on the game-changing Chile forward.

“There is no rest for him,” the England midfielder said.

“On recovery days he wants to be playing and he is not happy if he is not allowed to play the game at the end.

“In training, he wants to win. He has brought that winning mentality to the side and I think it definitely rubs off on a lot of players.”