Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez during a training session on the pitch after the match (Picture: Reuters)

Alexis Sanchez has been given the nickname ‘Duracell’ by his Arsenal team-mates – and it’s not hard to see why.

Despite making around 52 appearances last season and then going off to play in the Copa America, the tireless Chilean is in line to start at Crystal Palace on Sunday – having trained AFTER Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham last weekend.

Such is Sanchez’s desire to play football that even manager Arsene Wenger is a bit concerned about rushing him back – but there’s not much he can do about it.

‘I am a bit worried about him coming back too quickly. But on the other hand I knew before the start that once he is here, he would be difficult to stop,’ he said.




The stats show that the Gunners boss is spot on to call Sanchez ‘difficult to stop’, as he’s actually played the second-most outfield games in Europe’s top five leagues since 2013/14.

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These figures would also suggest that Sanchez is the most energetic (or ‘hyperactive’, as Wenger calls him) player in England, given that no Premier League player features on the list.

Worth noting that rumoured Arsenal target Jose Callejon is at the top of this list too…with him and Sanchez on the wings the Gunners could do some serious pressing.

Looks good in pink, doesn’t he?

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