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Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal were tested by Doncaster
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Thursday 21 September
Wenger tapping up Raheem - Brazil
18.40: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been accused of tapping up Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling by talkSPORT presenter Alan Brazil.
Brazil was discussing the potential of Sterling switching Manchester City for Arsenal in the January transfer window and he was unhappy the rumours are coming out now.
“Is that not tapping up?” the former Scotland striker said on talkSPORT.
“The window’s shut now so we shouldn’t be talking about this until January, should we?
“And Arsene Wenger’s always winging about tapping up. You know it’s illegal, it’s a joke. You should just get on with it.”
Wilkins slams Ozil
13.50: Mesut Ozil should only be allowed to play home games for Arsenal due to his lack of fight, according to Ray Wilkins.
"I don’t think he will get back in the team. The way Wenger set things out at Stamford Bridge – he did it remarkably well," Wilkins told AskFans.
"I would only play Ozil at the Emirates, personally. Away from home, you have to fight and you have to fight to eleven. You can’t fight as ten.
"Ozil is a wonderfully gifted footballer, don’t get me wrong. I love him to pieces, but you have to work for the team.”
Sanchez not fit enough
10.20: Arsene Wenger has claimed Alexis Sanchez has been dropped from Arsenal's Premier League starting XI due to his fitness levels.
“Alexis Sanchez has been out and injured, I thought he was short on Sunday [Chelsea] physically.
“I played him last night to give him more competition.
“Look, there’s no disguised attitude on my side. I just try to get him back to full fitness.
“The Europa League and League Cup is important, I try to give him competition and get him back to his best.”
Doncaster were dangerous
07.45: Arsene Wenger has admitted Doncaster were “dangerous” as Arsenal managed just a 1-0 win against the League One side in the Carabao Cup.
“That was hard work, credit to Doncaster, they kept going,” Wenger said.
"We lost our collective game and couldn't score the second goal, it became more difficult.
“We wanted to score goals we were just lacking. It was a typical cup game. I was concerned, they looked dangerous."
Alexis Sanchez is set to play against West Brom
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Sanchez to face Baggies
07.00: Alexis Sanchez will feature against West Brom after getting a full 90 minutes under his belt against Doncaster, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.
“For me he needs competition and that’s why I left him on the pitch,” Wenger said following the 1-0 Carabao Cup win.
“Yes, he should be ready now [for West Brom].”
Sanchez has made four appearances this season in all competitions, scoring in the 3-1 win over Cologne last week.
Chambers and Walcott injuries
06.00: Calum Chambers will be out for one or two weeks with a hip injury following the 1-0 win over Doncaster, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.
“Chambers is injured again on the hip,” Wenger said.
“It doesn’t look too bad, but I think he will be out again for one or two weeks.”
However, it was better news for Theo Walcott who Wenger said did not pick up a serous injury, despite coming off with a knock.
“He had a kick behind his knee at half-time. I don’t think it’s big. It looks just like a kick, not more than that,” he added.
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