Arsenal supporters had particular delight at the showing of Alexis Sanchez during last night’s Champions League outing between Manchester United and Sevilla in the round of 16, second-leg at Old Trafford.
Jose Mourinho’s side were heavily fancied to come up triumphs in the encounter, but they were surprised by their Spanish counterparts, who counted upon the advances of Wissan Ben Yedder to secure them a 2-1 aggregate win.
Following the game, the Gunners’ faithful were undoubtedly pleased with the inability of their ex-player to show up on the night, and the Chilean has now notched just one goal and two assists in the last 10 games in all competitions.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has in the same period, contributed two goals and six assists in eight games, and the supporters were also keen to highlight the difference between their overall impact since their winter swap.
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Early days but still……
Mkhitaryan > Sanchez#AFC #MUFC
— JB (@TheBowMonster) March 13, 2018
Alexis Sanchez was such a better player at Arsenal than he's in United now. #MUFC #Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #AFC #AlexisSanchez
— hrichik chatterjee (@richiknjr) March 13, 2018
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Obviously, Sanchez is a world-class player possessing the ability to create chances out of nowhere, but he has just not adapted to the style of play under the guidance of Mourinho.
The Chile international has given the ball away too often, which was a similar sight with the Gunners, but it appears that he is suffering from a confidence issue, which saw a number of wayward crosses versus Sevilla.
Back to Arsenal, we have a key Europa League round of 16, second-leg tie versus AC Milan on Thursday night, and the team needs to maintain their focus and guard against any complacency.
Arsene Wenger is due to name a strong squad which may include the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, and Aaron Ramsey, and the recent winning momentum should drive the club to another triumph over the Rossoneri, who struggled to cope with the possession game in the first-leg at San Siro.
