Robert Pires says Arsenal have a player in their team who’s better than Alexis Sanchez

Arsenal have been blessed with some wonderful wide players in their history.

Indeed, Arsenal have had some incredible players playing on the flanks over the years, from Freddie Ljungberg to Gabriel Martinelli.

Robert Pires is a man who knows a thing or two about playing on the wings for Arsenal, and speaking to The Mail the Arsenal legend has been ranking and rating some of the best wingers in Premier League history.

Pires had some high praise for some Premier League greats, but he made an interesting claim in the midst of this challenge about two iconic Arsenal figures.

Indeed, when asked to choose between Bukayo Saka and Alexis Sanchez, Pires gave an interesting answer.

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Robert Pires picks Bukayo Saka over Alexis Sanchez

Pires was asked to pick which player he prefers, Saka or Sanchez.

Of course, both men have been Arsenal’s key man at different times over the past few years.

Sanchez was an incredible player in the late Arsene Wenger era, while Bukayo Saka has come to define the Mikel Arteta era in recent times.

Both players have their merits, but Pires picked Saka over Sanchez.

Pires also made some more interesting picks around some other iconic Premier League wingers.

Pires made some interesting choices here, but perhaps his most intriguing statement was around Saka and Sanchez.

Saka compared to Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal

Pires picked Saka over Sanchez here, but the stats can easily be used to make a counter-argument.

Indeed, Sanchez’s numbers at Arsenal are actually more impressive than Saka’s.

Callum Hudson-Odoi said that Sanchez in his prime was better than Phil Foden, and, at one point, the Chilean was genuinely one of the best players in the Premier League.

Saka is a world-class player in his own right, but he’s yet to hit that 20-goal mark in a season like Sanchez did for Arsenal.

Sanchez was also more successful at Arsenal in terms of winning trophies as he picked up two FA Cups, while Saka only has one piece of silverware to his name so far.

Of course, at the age of just 23, Saka has time on his side and, if all goes to plan, he should surpass Sanchez in almost every metric, but, for now, there is a case to make that Sanchez was the better player.