Sportskeeda's list of 50 best players playing currently: 40-31

#39 Alexis Sanchez

"My family was so poor that football for me was about survival. Football saved me."

These are touching words from Sanchez himself who, despite having played in three of Europe’s most prestigious leagues, was born into rather modest circumstances in Tocopilla, northern Chile.

‘El Nino Maravilla’ or ‘The Wonder Boy’ is not averse to breaking boundaries, currently holding the record for the most goals scored in a single game by a Chilean after he scored four in Udinese’s 7-0 thumping of Palermo in 2011.

His quick feet have been equated to wizardry, eluding defences with ease and always playing to his maximum, whether that involves lashing in a screamer from thirty yards or covering the run of the opposition full-back.

His hat-trick in a 5-1 mauling of West Ham recently outlines how, contrary to the belief of some, he is still one of the finest frontmen in the world. Sanchez has had to be flexible and adaptable many a time in his career, not least most recently at Arsenal, where he has had to play across the entire front line.