Granit Xhaka has admitted Arsenal will miss Alexis Sanchez when he joins Manchester United.

Sanchez is closing in on a move to Old Trafford after deciding to leave north London, a switch that will see Henrikh Mkhitaryan move in the opposite direction.

And Xhaka revealed just what Sanchez has brought to the Arsenal squad.

"To be honest, I don’t know really what’s true and what isn’t," he told Sky Sports .

Sanchez is heading to Manchester United (
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Alexis Sanchez and Granit Xhaka in training (
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"We’re humans as well and we read things like you do. Alexis is an important player for us, he’s got class which he shows every week, and I will be happy if he stays.

"If he stays or goes? I don’t know what’s going to happen. At training, he’s always an example for many people because he always wants to win no matter what we are doing - a big game or a small game. I think that’s something that characterises him."

Sanchez's contract was due to expire this summer and had looked set to join Manchester City.

But Jose Mourinho swooped at the last minute with an offer the forward could not refuse.

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