Champions League: Alexis Sanchez set to miss Arsenal's trip to Galatasaray
The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to give shaped before Alexis Sanchez a break next week.
The international Chile has produced some superb performances for the Gunners and scored his 14th goal of the season in the 1-0 victory over Southampton in midweek.
Sanchez has already played 27 games for club and country this term so he is made to sit on the Champions League tie next week at Galatasaray, with Arsenal, after already having qualified for the knockout stages.
"I'll have to give it a week at some point break, Yes, to give him a break. He will not go to the Turkey", said Wenger.
"I did it with a lot of players before that were a little play every game. I made with (Thierry) Henry, with van Persie's (Robin) and he always helped them to pass through without being harmed.
"You need to know when to rest and when not, but I think that for the moment, he plays at its peak on the edge. ''
Sánchez was signed from Barcelona for £ 32 million after the World Cup.
Wenger said: "it is not easy in a team where you have such a dominant figure as Lionel Messi. The game goes by the strong point, so in Barcelona set passes by Messi. This means that the other players are becoming a little more peripheral.
«You can see now, when you look at Barcelona, Suarez (Luis) was a super dominant figure in Liverpool and sometimes (this season) you think "where is it?»
"I am sure, it will find its place, but it is not easy for the players there. ''
Wenger added: "Sanchez is a guy who loves the big games, and for me, it is the most important thing in a great player.
"It's a kind of leadership on the field, he is not out of the game and said only: 'I want to do, I want to do it'."
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