Arsene Wenger has revealed he faces an anxious
wait to discover the condition of Alexis Sanchez.
Sanchez played twice for Chile during the
international break, despite picking up a hip injury
in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Manchester United.
The striker is due back in London on Thursday
afternoon and Wenger is concerned he might not
be ready to face Watford on Saturday Night
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"We cannot do a lot about it," Wenger said. "He
came off, as you have seen, against Manchester
United with a hip problem.
"He wanted to go. We will have to see how he
comes back. Of course, it is always a tricky
situation because they [Chile] play official
qualifiers for the World Cup and he is an
important player for them.
Alexis Sanchez (centre) played twice for Chile
during the international break
"You know they will use him if they can. He is a
guy who wants always to play, so I knew that
could be a tricky situation for us."
Wenger also said Chelsea may find it "difficult" to
retain their Premier League title although he
accepts Jose Mourinho's side - currently 16th in
the table with just eight points from eight games -
have the quality to fight their way back into the
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Asked who he thought were the contenders for
the Premier League title, Wenger said: "The top
eight. At the moment, Chelsea is not in that group
- they have some ground to make up.
"But it is difficult to rule anybody out at the
moment even Chelsea. Of course when you have
many teams in front of you, it is difficult to catch
back but they have the quality."
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