EPL 2017/18, Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth: 5 Talking Points

#5. Mixed reception for substitute Sanchez

Sanchez received a bit of jeering at the Emirates

Wenger had the luxury of introducing Alexis Sanchez when the game was already won, the Chile international entering the fray alongside Olivier Giroud after 75 minutes.

Many home fans cheered the forward, who was reportedly desperate to move to Manchester City in the summer transfer window, but a fair few boos were audible too. Several supporters are clearly unhappy with the way he tried to engineer an exit on deadline day, when Arsenal supposedly refused to sell him after failing to land Thomas Lemar from Monaco.

Wenger acknowledged the mixed reception in his press conference, but insisted the “best way to get people on your side is to perform”.

And it is hard to argue with that.