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'Missing since May'

Arsenal fans turn on Alexis Sanchez after he loses ball 21 times during West Ham draw

ARSENAL fans have had it with Alexis Sanchez.

The wantaway Chile star had a game to forget as the Gunners were held 0-0 at relegation candidates West Ham.

 Alexis Sanchez came under stick from fans for his performance against West Ham
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Alexis Sanchez came under stick from fans for his performance against West HamCredit: AFP or licensors
 Alexis Sanchez gave the ball away 21 times at the London Stadium
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Alexis Sanchez gave the ball away 21 times at the London StadiumCredit: PA:Press Association

Stats show he incredibly lost the ball 21 times and his 78.6 per cent pass completion was only better than Petr Cech's and Olivier Giroud's from Arsenal's starting lineup.

And supporters took to social media to vent at the Arsenal ace.

Sanchez, 28, did in fact have the most shots on target (2) and attempted more than any other player (6).

And some Twitter users instead blamed Arsene Wenger for Arsenal's London Stadium stalemate.

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Wenger, speaking after the game, refused to criticise Sanchez.

He said: "In a situation like that you do not want to focus on one player, you focus more on the collective attitude of the team and keep them focused on the quality of our game.

"We create chances. [The goals] will come. It's difficult to say he's had a dip. He tried tonight. It was difficult because they defended very well as well."

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