Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez is close to full fitness but the striker will have to earn his place because there is “no hierarchy” at Arsenal.
Sanchez was close to joining Manchester City this summer and has yet to play 90 minutes in the league this season.
The Chilean sat out Sunday’s draw at Chelsea but played all of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win over Doncaster.
Sanchez missed the start of the season through injury but manager Wenger said: “You could see he’s coming back sharp.”
The Frenchman added: “He came back not really fit and then he got injured.
“If you add the injury plus the rest time it was a bit long, but on Wednesday night I left him on the pitch for 90 minutes because I wanted him to have a real go.”
Asked if Sanchez was central to his plans, Wenger said: “Not more than any other. There is no real hierarchy.
“I used the team at Chelsea who could be strong on the counter-attack and fight very hard. Sanchez could have played if he was 100% fit from the start.
“I have six or seven strikers but if I go in one game with three strikers, the three who have not played will play in mid-week no matter what game that is. But that is nothing calculated.
“There is no disguised attitude on my side.”

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