Alexis Sanchez to get handed a new contact by Arsenal

Arsenal will reward Alexis Sanchez for his explosive run of form with a new five-year deal before Christmas, that will secure the Chilean down until his 30’s.

Alexis has been in fine form over the past three games, firing in six goals in all- including five in the Premier League, more than he managed in the last 21 league matches.

The Sunday Mirror reported the news about Alexis’ contract renewal before his two-goal haul against Manchester United at the Emirates yesterday, which is sure to have raised Arsenal’s aims to securing his long-term future.

Alexis has enjoyed a fine start to life in the Premier League since his £30m arrival from Barcelona last summer, becoming an instant success and a fan favourite; with his debut season capped-off with an FA Cup crown.

Arsenal will now be hoping to win their first Premier League title in over a decade and look to be in a promising position, as they sit second in the table heading into the international break.

The Gunners return to action on the 17th October against Watford before hosting Bayern Munich in the Champions League and Everton the following weekend. From there, the Gunners travel to Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday.

Arsenal 3-0 Manchester United: Match Review

Arsenal confirmed their place amongest the top in the Premier League with a huge 3-0 victory over Manchester United, which put the Gunners second in the Premier League.

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil struck in the opening 7 minutes as Arsenal raced in front, with Sanchez adding his second before the twenty minute mark.

Arsenal raced into a two-goal lead within the opening seven minutes as Mesut Ozil cut the ball to Alexis Sanchez at the near post, who flicked home, and the Gunners doubled their advantage 33 seconds after the restart as Theo Walcott set-up Ozil for a cool finish.

The Gunners made it three before the twenty minute mark as a throw-in on the halfway line quickly ended in spectacular fashion. Walcott played to Alexis, who cut inside onto his right foot and fired home his seventh goal of the week into the top corner.

Aaron Ramsey had a glorious chance to make it four shortly after the hour mark as Alexis clipped the ball into the Welshman but he couldn’t control his finish, blazing wide of the target.

Manchester United had a chance to pull one back before the break when Anthony Martial took down a ball in the area superbly and turned to strike on goal, only to be denied by a fantastic save from Petr Cech.

Louis Van Gaal identified the need to make changes at the break and introduced Marouane Fellaini and Antonio Valencia in the place of Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian, with the latter of the duo being tortured by Alexis in the first-half.

United improved in the second-half as the first 15 minutes of the second-half resulted in a number of physical challenges, whilst neither side could create a clear-cut opening; though the visitors were trying their best to change that and Wayne Rooney forced Petr Cech into a diving save.

Cech was required again soon after as a cautious approach from the Gunners let United back into the game and the goalkeeper needed to dive to the feet of Bastian Schweinsteiger to prevent the visitors finding a morale-boosting goal.

Nacho Monreal set-up Ozil at the other end, who struck straight at David De Gea, before Walcott and Ozil were replaced by Olivier Giroud and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the final 15 minutes. Five minutes later, two-goal hero Alexis was replaced by Kieran Gibbs.

Oxlade-Chamberlain struck the bar with a deft chip right at the death but Arsenal held onto their win, rising to second in the Premier League table.