Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-0 on Saturday to move up to third in the table.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
Garth Crooks has told BBC Sport that Arsenal must keep trio Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez fit to challenge for the title this season.
The three players were all key for the Gunners this weekend as they beat Chelsea at the Emirates.
Sanchez and Ozil were both on the scoresheet in the 3-0 win, while Cazorla orchestrated his team from the middle of the park.
It was an impressive performance from all three, handing manager Arsene Wenger a victory over their rivals in the week he celebrated 20 years in charge at the club.
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard in action with Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla
One viewer that was impressed was Crooks, who says he believes keeping all three is key to Arsenal’s title chances.
It was Chilean Sanchez who caught his eye most, though, with the former Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur man saying he is the most important of the trio.
“If Arsenal can manage to keep Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla on the field and at the same time, Arsenal must be in with a chance of winning the title,” he told BBC Sport.
“Sanchez is the most important member of the trio as far as I am concerned. Keep Sanchez fit and present him with sufficient goalscoring opportunities and the Chile international is very capable of bringing Arsenal the trophy that has eluded Arsene Wenger for some considerable time.”
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring their third goal
The win over Chelsea was Arsenal’s fourth in succession in the league and arguably the most impressive so far.
It moved them up to third in the table with 13 points from their first six games and just a point behind Tottenham Hotspur in second.
They return to action next weekend when they take on Burnley at Turf Moor and will be hoping Sanchez, Ozil and Cazorla can replicate the performance they showed in this game.
Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring their first goal
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