Ian Wright says Arsenal should stump up whatever it costs to keep Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil
Gunners legend also says West Ham are in a tight spot after Slaven Bilic's comments and Ross Barkley needs to be treated nicer at Everton
ARSENAL should stump up whatever it costs to keep Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil – they have the cash but if they let their two biggest stars leave then this team is finished and will have to be rebuilt.
That's the opinion of former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright as he spoke with SunSport's Shaun Custis on the
Slaven Bilic took a risk by criticising the commitment of his players and there would have been some serious words had at the West Ham training ground after the performance against the Gunners and the manager’s interview afterwards.
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It was a drastic gamble taken to motivate his players but if there’s no clear sign of improvement against Liverpool on Sunday then fans will rightly wonder if the former defender has run out of ideas.
Roy Keane might have been a one-of-a-kind at Manchester United but that’s no excuse for the standards he and the players of his generation set at Old Trafford to have been forgotten so quickly.
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On the , Wrighty also reckons Jose Mourinho’s side are dominating teams but are missing the ruthless edge that defined them for so long under Sir Alex Ferguson and it doesn’t look like anyone in that dressing room is in a position to demand improvement.
Ross Barkley has struggled with consistency since bursting onto the scene at Everton and earning high-pressure praise as the ‘new Wayne Rooney’.
He’s enduing a dip but he needs to be able to play through that, not be dumped on the bench like manager Ronald Koeman is doing.
Listen to Ian Wrights views on the .