Sunday 2 November 2014 23:35, UK
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he would have no issue with fit-again Theo Walcott joining up with England for the forthcoming November internationals.
Walcott, who has been out a serious knee injury that ruled him out of the World Cup, finally returned to action as he came off the bench for the last 10 minutes of Arsenal's 3-0 Premier League win over Burnley at the weekend after eight months out.
The 25-year-old forward could be included by Roy Hodgson for the upcoming European Qualifier against Slovenia at Wembley as well as the friendly in Scotland, which Wenger feels would do the player's reintegration a power of good.
"Hopefully Theo will come on and have no setbacks now, but we always have to be cautious. The battle is not won yet - at nine or 10 months out, you have ups or downs and I will have to manage that well," said Wenger.
"If he wants to go (with England), I am happy for him to go and train, and maybe get a few minutes.
If he wants to go (with England), I am happy for him to go and train
"I am happy for that because it will help his development. Is he completely ready? I think it is a bit early, but to be in the squad would be good for him."
Wenger feels there is plenty more to come from Chile's former Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez who scored twice against the Clarets to take his tally to 10 this season.
"He finds the resources to get you a goal when it is 0-0, that is what is important," said Wenger.
"It is always very interesting when you look at the number of goals people score - how many times do they score at 0-0? They are the guys who can really make the decision.
"Alexis has already had a lot of decisive goals and he doesn't score when it is 4-0, he scores when it is 0-0."
"We are in a job where you can always improve.
"Sanchez is unbelievably keen to develop, work and train - he just loves football."
