Guardian - 22 January 2018, 00:30 (+ 2300 days 6 hours and 9 minutes) Eurofootball
• Manager admits team morale was affected in first half of the season • ‘It is the lack of clarity; not losing players. Teams are used to that’Arsène Wenger has admitted the uncertainty surrounding Alexis Sánchez’s future at Arsenal affected his team’s morale in the first half of the season but insisted he has no regrets over his handling of the situation.Sánchez was initially named in Arsenal’s match-day squad to face Crystal Palace on Saturday, only to be allowed to leave the team hotel late on Friday night after being told by Wenger that there had been a breakthrough in negotiations over his transfer to Manchester United. The Chile forward was allowed to travel north to complete his medical while Mesut Özil and Jack Wilshere were inspiring Arsenal to their first victory of 2018, with a deal to bring Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the Emirates Stadium in exchange also nearing completion. Continue reading...