Arsene Wenger: I was never going to sell Theo Walcott

Arsene Wenger never contemplated selling Theo Walcott in the summer despite the England international playing a bit part at Arsenal last season.

Walcott started just 15 league games and scored five goals — he has already matched that goal tally this term following his brace in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Swansea.

The 27-year-old has been in scintillating form and is now one of the first names on Wenger’s team-sheet, something that could earn him a rest for tonight’s Champions League visit of Ludogorets.