Alexis Sanchez should have been swapped for Sergio Aguero, says Paul Merson
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Thursday 28 September
Sanchez/Aguero swap
12.00: Arsene Wenger should have sold Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City in exchange for Sergio Aguero, according to Paul Merson.
He told Sky Sports The Debate: ”When Man City were after Sanchez at Arsenal I was thinking, ’If I'm Arsene Wenger I'm ringing up going if you want Sanchez I'll have Aguero, if you are that desperate for him give me Aguero'.
"He'll score goals for fun and his record is phenomenal."
Arsenal to beat Borisov
11.30: Arsenal will continue their fine form with a win against BATE Borisov in the Europa League tonight, according to Charlie Nicholas.
“Well, Arsenal are going to have a strong team because I imagine Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere are going to get a good run out again,” he told Sky Sports.
“I think a decent bit of momentum is building with a few good results racked up thanks to some solid defensive performances.
“This is where the healthy competition really starts to shine through.
“Players don't mind battling for their places when the team is winning and the attitude should be positive.
“Arsene Wenger has good options to rotate and I'd be looking at them to win by a couple of goals here, with a few different names getting themselves on the scoresheet.”
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Arsene Wenger has lost faith in Mesut Ozil, says Martin Keown
Wenger no faith in Ozil
11.00: Martin Keown does not think Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger trusts Mesut Ozil.
“I think he loves playing football, Sanchez, I don’t see there’s an issue with him,” Keown said on BBC Radio 5 Live before the match.
“Ozil of the two players, are they going to sign, aren’t they, is the one I wouldn’t trust as much mentally, and I believe he’s not playing tonight because the gaffer really can’t trust him anymore.
“I think it’s a huge story that Ozil doesn’t play tonight.
“If you look at their pre-seasons, Ozil wasn’t in the German squad in the summer, he came back on the very first day of pre-season, and didn’t then start the season, there was a bit of suspicion around him.
“Last year he went missing for a couple of months and I think that’s his tactic in terms of getting away from the football club.
“I don’t know – but I have a feeling that he’s going to take his reliability away from selection.”
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