Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday at Anfield. The goals were scored by Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Georgino Wijnaldum, while the visitor's goal was scored by Danny Welbeck.
Surprisingly, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger started Alexis Sanchez from the bench, a decision that irked many of the club's supporters on social media. The decision to bench the Chilean goal-poacher sparked rumours of a cold war between him and the French tactician, but he was later on introduced in the second-half.
Safe bro, make sure you scrunch up that contract they try give you and volley it in Wenger's face @Alexis_Sanchez
— Mُosَtafٰa (@_MOSTY_) March 4, 2017
Alexis Sanchez has done more in 10 minutes than the entire starting XI could do in the whole of the first half.
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) March 4, 2017
Why won't there be a #WengerOut call out. So many fans will manage @arsenal better than Wenger is currenting do. @Alexis_Sanchez on bench?
— Folarin Olawale (@foliray) March 4, 2017
Arsenal... why was Alexis Sanchez on the bench #liverpoolvarsenal
— Sam Mudge (@MudgeSam) March 4, 2017
His introduction was a case of too little too late as Wijnaldum's late goal thwarted the gunner's chances of coming back into the match. Thanks to the victory, Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, is the first manager to record back-to-back wins over Arsenal in the Premier League since the 1999/2000 when Gerard Houllier achieved this fate.
