West Ham 1-5 Arsenal: Three things we learnt

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Alexis Sanchez has it all

A 14 minute hat-trick and an assist to open the scoring – many have labelled Alexis Sanchez’s display as the best individual performance of the season in the Premier League so far.

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West Ham’s back line couldn’t handle the strength, pace and movement of Sanchez, who didn’t give them a moment piece and pressed throughout, eventually leading to the opening goal coming from exactly that when he pounced on a poor pass from Angelo Ogbonna under pressure.

Three exquisite finishes saw him put the Gunners well out of sight with some goals that would not look out of place in a goal of the season shortlist. If Arsenal are to mount a title challenge, they’ll need someone to fire them along the way, and based on Saturday evening, it could be Alexis Sanchez.