Arsenal 2017-2018: The good, the bad and the ugly

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 03: Danny Welbeck of Arsenal and Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal look dejceted during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final second leg match between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal FC at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on May 3, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 03: Danny Welbeck of Arsenal and Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal look dejceted during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final second leg match between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal FC at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on May 3, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 03: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal reacts at the full time whistle after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 03: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal reacts at the full time whistle after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Sanchez pushed for a move away from Arsenal

Alexis Sanchez was without a doubt Arsenal’s best player for three seasons. Unfortunately his attitude grew increasingly worse and it was evident on the pitch.

The player refused to sign a new contract and made it clear that he wanted to leave the club. Everyone knows that the Gunners should have sold Sanchez last summer but they hung on to him with Wenger somehow believing that he could get the Chilean to stay.

Eventually it was widely reported that Sanchez was causing division in the dressing room and becoming an all around pain in the neck. It was obvious that the club would have to give in to the player’s demands.

The only problem now was that his initial suitors, Manchester City, were no longer interested. Sanchez ended up at Manchester United and only time will tell if he made the right move.

Arsenal lost a great player in Sanchez, but bettered the atmosphere in the dressing room.