Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his relationship with Alexis Sanchez is ‘honest and normal’ after training ground bust-up
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has denied a breakdown of his relationship with Alexis Sanchez, describing it as “honest and normal” after last week’s bust-up.
The Chilean forward stormed out of a training session last week and was involved in slanging match with team-mates before Arsenal’s latest loss at Liverpool.
Getty Images Wenger and Sanchez together today at training[/caption]
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Under-pressure Frenchman Wenger was photographed shaking his striker’s hand in training today, and strongly refuted the allegations in his press conference today ahead of the Champions League tie against Bayern Munich tomorrow.
He said his relationship with Sanchez is “honest and normal” and said “nothing happened”, adding: “Yes it is completely false, but I understand you have to fill newspapers.
Earlier the duo shook hands despite reports of a bust-upReuters
“When you don’t win games… we have to accept that.”
Later, he added: “It’s not about individuals. We play a team sport. Our game is built on team performance.
“It’s most important to perform as a team. Football is not one player, it’s much bigger than that.”
Wantaway Sánchez trained with Arsenal this morning having been left out of the starting lineup for Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat at Anfield on Saturday.
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Wenger is under huge pressure with terrible results of late - and when asked about his future, he said in German: “I’d like to wait to see how we finish the season.”
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