The Sunday News
Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium of Light yesterday to ensure veteran manager Arsene Wenger avoided his worst start to a Premier League season.
Chile forward Sanchez seized on two defensive errors to take his tally to eight goals in 15 appearances for the Gunners since his £30 million ($50.4 million, 37.6 million euros) pre-season transfer from Barcelona.
Victory was just Arsenal’s second Premier League win in their last eight games and third in nine overall this term as they took their points tally to 14, eight behind leaders Chelsea.
Such was Arsenal’s dominance, they had no need to call on Theo Walcott.
The England international made his return to the squad as an unused substitute after a nine-month absence following a serious knee injury suffered against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January.
Sunderland restored a degree of pride after last week’s 8-0 humiliation at Southampton.
However, their latest defeat left them in danger of dropping into the bottom three if north-east rivals Newcastle avoid defeat at Spurs todat.
Arsenal had been in danger of posting their lowest points total in the opening nine games to a campaign under French boss Wenger had they failed to win on Wearside for the fourth consecutive season. — AFP
