Alexis Sanchez wasn’t embraced by his Arsenal team-mates after scoring.
Thierry Henry has suggested on Sky Sports that the way in which Arsenal celebrated their second goal in Thursday’s 2-1 win at Crystal Palace is evidence of a division within the team.
Alexis Sanchez fired Arsenal back into the lead shortly after Palace drew level through Andros Townsend early in the second half.
However, only a handful of players celebrated the goal with the Chilean, who is heavily linked with a move away from North London when the January transfer window opens.
Sanchez went on to add a third for the Gunners, but Arsenal legend Henry has questioned why most of his team-mates snubbed him and believes the answer is linked to a division.
He told Sky Sports: “When you compare that to the celebration of Man City… Yes, Man City are top of the league but look at the division of the team.
“You can see Mustafi came. Sanchez was asking them [the other Arsenal players] to come.
“He’s talking to Alexandre Lacazette, asking why are they not coming [to celebrate with us]? They were 2-1 up and were about to be 2-1 down – don’t they want to celebrate?”
It could well be an early sign that the South American attacker – whose contract expires in the summer – has chosen to leave Arsenal in January and his team-mates have grown quite cold toward him as a result.
On the other hand, it might be a nothing incident that has been exaggerated by television pundits. Time will tell.
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