sports, but do not try telling that to Arsenal star
Alexis Sanchez.
The Chilean maestro found himself in the thick of it
in Arsenal's Premier League clash with Leicester
City on Wednesday, with the Foxes putting in a
dogged but ultimately fruitless display at Emirates
Stadium - Robert Huth's late own goal gifting
Arsenal the spoils.
It was not all bad for Leicester's German defender,
though, who collided with Sanchez in second-half
stoppage time after the former Barcelona man had
moments earlier gone to ground clutching his face
following Christian Fuchs' throw-in into the South
American's shoulder.
Referee Mike Jones did not fall for Sanchez's
melodramatics, duly booking Arsenal's number
seven, with the fourth official receiving the brunt of
Arsene Wenger's complaints at the injustice.
Perhaps in order to defend his actions, 28-year-old
Sanchez posted two images to his official Twitter
feed, with the caption: "Happy for the victory but
end up with swollen lip", although it is not clear in
which incident the forward - who hit the crossbar
with a venomous effort in the first half - picked up
the wound.
Arsenal will be hoping that Sanchez makes a full
recovery from his facial injury in time to feature in
Arsenal's north London derby clash with
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