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Sanchez keeps Arsenal in race
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 18 - 05 - 2017

The race for the final two tickets to next season's Champions League will go to the wire after Arsenal retained its slim hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four thanks to a late burst from Alexis Sanchez against Sunderland Tuesday.
Arsenal's 2-0 win meant that Manchester City, 3-1 winner at home against West Bromwich Albion, will still need a point to be absolutely certain of finishing in the top four.
Pep Guardiola's City moved back into third spot, above Liverpool, thanks to goals by Gabriel Jesus, Kevin de Bruyne and Yaya Toure in their final home game of the season.
City is in third spot with 75 points, Liverpool has 73 and Arsenal 72. City faces Watford away in Sunday's final round of fixtures with Arsenal at home to Everton and Liverpool taking on already-relegated Middlesbrough at Anfield.
Arsenal's fourth consecutive victory at least gives it some hope of a 21st successive top-four finish, although matters are not in their own hands.
It could have been even worse for the Gunners on a frustrating night at a sparsely-populated Emirates.
Relegated Sunderland was showing some surprising resilience but Sanchez broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute, finishing off a flowing move by converting Mesut Ozil's pass.
The Chilean then bundled in a second from Olivier Giroud's cut-back to take his league tally for the season to 23 — just one goal behind the league's leading scorer Romelu Lukaku.
While City needs just a point to guarantee finishing above Arsenal, Arsene Wenger's Gunners could potentially take advantage of any Liverpool jitters.
"We made 71 points and were second. We now have 72 and want to go to 75.
After that you deal with what happens," Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said, referring to the fact that his side have more points than they managed as runners-up in 2015-16.
"We've got in on the final day many times. Sunderland fought and you want that in the Premier League — that's what you want from every team."
Wenger was again asked about his future.
"At the moment let's focus. We have a big game again Sunday and then an FA Cup final — let's sort that out first."
City took 27 minutes to break down West Brom but then scored twice in two minutes with Jesus first being set up by De Bruyne and then returning the compliment.
Toure made the points safe before Pablo Zabaleta, playing his last game at the Etihad after nine years with the club, came on to a huge ovation from the home faithful.
City looks almost certain to achieve the bare minimum of a top-four place and could only finish below Arsenal if they lost at Watford, Arsenal won and there was a five-goal swing, with Wenger's side scoring more than City on the day.
"We are in third position so it's in our hands," Guardiola, who will finish a season trophy-less as manager for the first time, said. "We go to Watford to win the game."
Champion Chelsea and runner-up Tottenham Hotspur are England's guaranteed representatives in the Champions League. — Reuters


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