Top 5 players Arsenal have let go of

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Van Persie's sensational form guided Manchester United to the league title

#4 Alexis Sanchez

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The Chilean has looked far below his best this season

The most recent star to leave, Sanchez has been Arsenal’s key player since his arrival from Barcelona in 2014. At times, he has played like a man possessed, rallying and cajoling those around him to rise to his level. His goals and assists totals have been amazing for a left winger.

The Chilean’s move from the Emirates has sadly been coming for a while now, and this season the player has looked out of sorts, a sign of his frustration at the club. If they had not become a selling club, it is highly unlikely that Sanchez would have wanted to leave so badly: world-class players demand players of similar ability around them, which has been lacking for Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

It is the destination for his transfer that really must be frustrating for the fans, however. Arsenal are currently 6th in the league, 11 points behind Manchester United, so to strengthen them considerably is quite ludicrous.

Their main creative spark aside from Ozil has not only departed but has not been fully replaced in this transfer window yet, leaving Arsenal lacking for the rest of this season.

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